FRENCH
NATIONAL TELEVISION, CHANNEL 2
22 MARCH AND 12 APRIL 1972
During
a first appearance on television, the artist asks viewers to send
in an object, or the picture of an object, along with a true or
fictitious account of the object’s history. Two weeks later,
the objects/stories are featured on a special call-in program starring
the artist and special guest sociologist Jean Duvignaud, who provided
analysis of the material. Viewers call in to make arrangements for
the exchange of objects, which takes place live. A gathering of
all participants at the foot of the Eiffel Tower takes later takes
place.