1-800-BAD-DRUG

Bobby Burke Pearl Green Ed Heisiv Toby Lobin Geoffrey O'Toole

Three Four Three Four is pleased to present 1-800-BAD-DRUG.

1. Gather supplies; a pressure cooker, copper tubing, a drill with at least a 1/4” bit, a 15­gallon metal pot, a large plastic bucket, cheesecloth, 10 pounds of cornmeal, 10 pounds of sugar and 1/2 ounce of yeast.

2. Build a still; drill a hole in the lid of the pressure cooker and thread it to snugly receive a 1/4" copper tubing. Insert the end of the 1/4" copper tubing into the hole, being careful that it does not project through more than an inch. This is your condensing tube.

3. Boil 10 gallons of water.

4. Cook the cornmeal; add the 10 pound of cornmeal to the water.

5. Add the sugar and yeast; stir in 10 pounds of sugar and 1/2 ounce of yeast.

6. Ferment the mash; loosely cover the bucket with cheesecloth and place it in a cool, dark place, such as in your cellar or basement, to allow fermentation to take place.

7. Strain the sour mash through a cheesecloth; place the cloth over the bucket, then tip the bucket over a clean bucket or pot.

8. Pour the strained mash liquid into the pressure cooker; clamp down the lid and place it on a stovetop burner.

9. Position the copper tubing to create a condenser; run the copper tubing run from the lid (or vent) of the pressure cooker to a sink filled with cold water | coil the middle of the copper tubing in the cold water, then run the other end of the tube over the edge of the sink to a clean container on the floor.

10. Turn the stove on under the pressure cooker; let the contents heat to exactly 177 degrees F (80 Celsius) and no more.

11. Transfer to jars.

1­-800­-BAD-­DRUG is the number for legal help for victims of dangerous drugs & defective medical devices. Named for being appropriately ten digits long, this show is not an infomercial. There will not be any ads during this exhibition. This show will last longer than 90 to 120 seconds.

You left your stove on, this is not a drill. The dew point reached the temperature and you forgot your umbrella. Your next big business is failing. Today's the day your car breaks down, your transit card expires. You fall and throw your tray and all the glasses on the floor. The NSA won't know where to classify this one.

Bobby Burke (b. 1981) is an artist working primarily in painting and video to assess physical and spatial relations between man and nature. After graduating from St. Cloud State University with a B.S in Ecology, Burke thought it necessary to create "aestheticized constructions" of his extensive field research in order to truly shed light on human gaze and interference on what is no longer a boundless earth.

Pearl Green was born in 1939 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She keeps a studio in the Hudson Valley where she lives with her King Charles Spaniel, Robert.

Ed Heisev graduated from the Royal College of Arts in 1999. He currently works in Saint Charles, Illinois at a Tint & Vinyl factory.

Toby Lobin was born and raised in rural New Jersey. After taking some time off to hike the Appalachian Trail, he graduated from Bowdoin College with a degree in Anthropology. He currently lives in Greenpoint, Brooklyn and works at the New York City chapter of One Brick non-profit organization.

Geoffrey O'Toole was born in Santa Monica, CA on May 6th, 1983 and has a BFA from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Whilst growing up a fan of media, video games, and anime rentals, this artist (or rather craftsman) works to depict or translate pixels into painting utilizing oil paints and canvas. Juxtaposing the tangible imagery with the vastly growing screen images of today, O’Toole’s work points out their similarities and differences at the same time.