Encyclopaedia of Difficult Art Decisions
After installing this artwork on wall 6 we stepped back to admire our handwork when our attention was drawn to a chair nearby. On the chair was a cushion made from the same vinyl material. Now we’re not authorities on art, but it seemed obvious to us that this coincidental situation confused the distinction between what was art and what was not. Concerned that viewers might mistakenly read an ‘intention’ into the coincidence we resolved to change the cushion. The other cushions, however, all resembled the first. The decision as to which was the ‘least’ confusing became, therefore, too difficult to make. We filed a ‘Difficult Art Decision’ report so as to have an art authority solve the situation. The other cushions will remain from this time [18:50] and day [Montag, 15 Sep 1958] until such moment as the final decision has been made.

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[floor plan details]
– shelved Difficult Art Decision reports awaiting the attention of art authorities
– double-sided shelves
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– counter for submitting Difficult Art Decision reports
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– room 4 of no chairs
– table for deferring a decision until tomorrow (and tomorrow again)
– table for measuring the degree of a decision’s difficulty
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– chair 3 room
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– cushion 1 room
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– chair 5 room
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– cushion 2 room
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– chair 1 room
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– cushion 3 room
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– shelved decisions that were wrong
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– table for doubting a decision
– table for changing a decision
– room 6 of no chairs
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– chair 2 room
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– cushion 5 room
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– chair 6 room
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– cushion 4 room
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– chair 4 room
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– cushion 6 room
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– shelved Difficult Art Decision reports of situations solved
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[floor plan of artwork on wall 6]
– wall 6
– room for Last Minute Decisions
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[lower, outer left side]
– entrance to the Bureau of Difficult Art Decisions