THE THING, Issue 14

Issue 14 is a free-standing table mirror with a wallet-size photo of deceased actor Brad Renfro with handwritten text by contemporary actor James Franco in lipstick saying “BRAD FOREVER.” Additionally, there is a poster of multiple black and white photographs documenting artist Mark Mahoney carving BRAD into Franko’s right arm with an Italian switchblade. Thus, in this act Franco becomes a physical representation of THE THING. THE THING Quarterly is an artist-run publication in the form of objects. Each issue of THE THING is a useful object and means to provide access to art at an affordable price.