NEW YORK TIMES: Dates With an Artist: An Iraq Installation (October 2006)
An empty storefront on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn was filled with dates last week, and thus transformed into a place for reflecting on commerce, art, politics and Iraq.
The dates grow on palm trees and were brought to the storefront by Michael Rakowitz, an artist who also runs Davisons & Company, an import/export business. The store is an art installation and will be open only till the end of October. It sells four varieties of dates, all from California and available for purchase at $8 for a large bag.
