|  
                   24 
                   
                    POLITICAL SIMULATION / COMMUNICATION GAME 
                  THE 
                    TERRITORY OF THE SQUARE METER 
                  LE 
                    TERRITOIRE, ANSERVILLE (OISE), FRANCE 
                    1980 
                  A 
                    spin-off of the highly successful “Artistic Square Meter” 
                    real estate parody, this project involves the artist’s 
                    secondary residence in the Paris region, which is declared 
                    an independent state within the French Republic. The house 
                    itself, a building on the grounds of a former aristocratic 
                    estate, is turned into the seat of government and is outfitted 
                    with installations parodying the settings one finds in real 
                    palaces and ministries. Individuals become citizens of the 
                    Territory by purchasing a subscription to a square-meter parcel 
                    of the grounds and are thereby privy to special communication 
                    from the artist-president: certificates of citizenship, special 
                    communiqués, invitations to participate in live events, 
                    etc. 
                   ^  |