It was a packed house at the Art Director's Club last Friday afternoon, as attendees took in the panel discussion on Design, Wit, and the Creative Act. Moderated by Ze Frank, panelists Kelly Dobson, Steven Heller, Paul Budnitz, and Tobias Wong took to the stage to talk about design and and lighter side...only one of them actually didn't. Rama Chorpash, designer, and chair of the ID department at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, presented Tobi's work as Tobi, then went on to participate in the panel discussion in the same guise--all while the artist himself sat in the audience with a smile on his face. Turns out that piece was prepared, researched, and rehearsed to the max, and that the day presented a rare opportunity for Wong to attempt this kind of subversion. (Not his words.) There was supposed to be a "reveal" at the end, but the participants decided to "take it all the way." For those in the audience who weren't savvy to the switch--Tobi's picture was printed in the program after all--there was much a-twitter during the cocktail reception, where people posed for photographs with the two Wongs...and tried to make it right (sorry). Thanks to everyone who came out to the event; podcasts of the presentations and panel discussion up on the site soon!
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