Dialogue is Mike Garibaldi Frickšs newest public art installation consisting of nine, 7 X 8 foot freestanding screens covered with thousands of inspiring, insightful quotations from people throughout history - from Martin Luther King Jr. and George Orwell to Madonna, Oprah and Gandhi. Some of the 18 main themes addressed include: power, politics, community, wisdom and character.

The project intercepts and surprises people during their regular daily routines in order to challenge and inspire viewers to reflect on social issues, gain new personal insights, connect in meaningful ways and enjoy public art. Specifically, Dialogue is intended to:

• Catalyze personal inspiration and reflection
• Enliven our public spaces
• Promote literacy and education awareness
• Spark meaningful, deep conversations among viewers

In addition to the quotations, many screens have expressive lifecast faces emerging from their surfaces which contribute to a powerful, intimate experience for the viewer. Completing this provocative installation are Jerri, Brio and Guy - striking life-sized statues also covered with hundreds of quotations (most written by viewers of past installations).

Tables with blank books on them allow viewers to write their own meaningful quotations and contribute insights for others to read. Selected quotations gleaned from the books ‹ and submitted at the DialogueProject.net Web site - will be published in a Dialogue tour book and also added to the statues as the project travels.

Funded by Mike Garibaldi Frickšs personal savings, the Dialogue tour is traveling to over 27 cities throughout the United States during 2006 and 2007. In some locations (due to cumbersome bureaucracy), Dialogue must be installed without official government permission, which is catalyzing a battle for freedom of expression in public spaces.

An award winning film crew is following the Dialogue tour; detailing this intriguing journey and the challenges the four person crew faces as it zigzags across country from San Francisco to New York City and back. The full-length documentary will be submitted to Sundance and HBO for distribution in 2007.

San Francisco Artist Mike Garibaldi Frick formed his art studio (EvolveArts) in 1991 to bring innovative, temporary public art to viewers in cities throughout the United States. The projects are secretly installed late at night in busy metropolitan areas such as public squares, parks, tourist attractions and other highly trafficked areas; with or sometimes without official permission.

Due to the independent, free nature of these projects, Mike is finding himself in battles with a few cities that have tried to prevent him from setting up these cooperative installations. Most public space regulators, though, welcome Dialogue and viewers always express their heartfelt appreciation for the project.

2006 Spring / Early Summer Official Tour Dates
(Dialogue will be visiting 11 other cities along the way "unofficially" also):

Flagstaff, AZ: April 30th in Heritage Square near N. Humphreys Street and West Aspen Ave.
Santa Fe, NM: May 3rd in the Santa Fe Plaza downtown.
Memphis, TN: May 7th in Court Square Park near North Main Street and Court Avenue.
Asheville, NC: May 11th in Pack Place near Biltmore Ave. and College Streets.
Washington, DC: May 13th, 14th and 18th in Woodrow Wilson Plaza at the Ronald Reagan Building at Pennsylvania and Constitution Avenues.
New York, NY: May 22nd in Union Square at 14th Street and Broadway.
Warren, OH: May 26th and 27th at Courthouse Park at 100 E. Market Street, downtown.
Chicago, IL: May 30th, exact location to be determined. Write us to find out the latest.
St. Louis, MO: June 3rd and June 4th in the Central West End Neighborhood, please write us for an exact location.
Boulder, CO: June 8th, exact location to be determined. Write to find out where we will be.
Salt Lake City, UT: June 12th at the Gallivan Center at South Main Street and 200 South.

To schedule an interview with Mike Garibaldi Frick and/or for more information about Dialogue, please call Mike directly at:
415-533-1717 or email: Mike@DialogueProject.net.

Press kit, media files and more information can be found at: http://www.DialogueProject.net/press