LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Los Angeles-based Everything is Terrible! has collected more than 14,000 VHS copies of the acclaimed Cameron Crowe film not for viewing, but to build a video store with.
Made via fan donations, including one person who sent in over 1,300 copies, the display will be unveiled Jan. 13 at the iam8bit Gallery in LA, and on display through Jan. 29.
Proceeds from the exhibit will be put toward the ultimate goal of “compiling every ‘Jerry Maguire’ tape and building a pyramid in the desert.”
Hometown heroes Alamo Drafthouse is among leading sponsors of the upcoming event.
Statement from Everything Is Terrible!:
This absurd piece of long form performance art has been achieved solely through fan donations, with a current total of approximately 14,000 once beloved video tapes. The top Jerry VHS donor has given over 1,300 tapes, and each week there are piles of tapes arriving in the hands of very annoyed postal workers from fans around the world.
Seeing thousands of Jerrys finally reunited will forever destroy the viewers’ previous perception of culture, waste, and existence as a whole. The Jerrys are a beautiful thing. There will be free events (full list and RSVP links) on the opening and closing nights as well as ticketed events on the weekends of 1/14 and 1/21 featuring Chrome Canyon, Mike Diva, Daedelus, Caroline Goldfarb (OfficialSeanPenn), LA Takedown, Part Time, Kate Berlant, Wham City, DJ Douggpound, Versace Tamagotchi, Everything Is Terrible! Live, and more to come!
EIT! will be unveiling the plans for their enormous, permanent pyramid in the desert where all the world’s Jerrys will live until the end of time. Everything Is Terrible! has been working with a team of architects, engineers, and builders to design the epic monument to America’s consumption. Now they need your help to make this stupid dream a reality. All proceeds from the Jerry Maguire Video Store will go towards the land, materials, and labor that are needed to build the Jerry Maguire Pyramid. If you can’t come to Los Angeles, you can still help by making a financial donation at www.jerrymaguirepyramid.com and by mailing Jerrys to PO Box 50825, Los Angeles, CA 90050. This is the stupidest incarnation of the American dream and it must be realized.
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