Hot Balls

Hot Balls by Tom Friedman, about 200 balls stolen from shops by the artist over a six month period, 1992

Late the other night, as I was biking home, I saw a small group of guys laughing and carrying a small pumpkin. They all seemed a wee bit inebriated, and I could only guess that they had stolen the pumpkin from the bar where they had been drinking (there were definitely no stores around that were open and selling pumpkins at that time). I immediately thought of this Tom Friedman piece. I always laugh to myself when I imagine the artist stealing the giant ball.