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SHOPPUTTING
By: Paul Conneally
SHOPPUTTING is an ongoing work that sees Paul Conneally placing clothes, shoes and other goods in shops. It is the opposite of shoplifting. The goods are not for sale but have a label informing shoppers that if they like this article they can simply take it. The labels have messages or slogans on them (Conneally calls these poems) often coupled with images..
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Paul Conneally, 'Bottoms For Topshop', Nov 2009.
# 4 [29 November 2009]
Into last 2 days of Bottoms for Topshop - Leicester this afternoon.
Meanwhile there's coverage on radio and here at Culture24: http://www.culture24.org.uk/art/live+%2526+public+art/art73598
Onwards!
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Hi I would like to write about your project in the next issue of The Flaneur. Do you have any images I could use and an artists' statement? Thanks Jonathan editor@flaneur.me.uk http://www.flaneur.me.uk
posted on 2010-03-18 by Jonathan Powell
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Paul Conneally, 'Bottoms for Topshop - Women in Crime label sheet', printed card, November 2009. Multi image card that artist cuts up into labels to be attached to clothes to be shopputted as part of Bottoms for Topshop
# 3 [16 November 2009]
Yesterday - Nottingham Topshop - well Topshops - there are several - I did three including one in Debenhams - 4 items put in the Victoria Centre, 3 in the Broadmarsh and three in Debenhams. Not stopped once which is good. Saw one teenager stopped as she took a pair of Shopputted 'Women in Crime' labled tracky bottoms out of the shop - she appeared to show the security man the label and he chatted on his radio and sent her on her way - both were laughing - that's good - hope they fit her.
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Paul Conneally, 'Bottoms for Topshop', Printed Price Label Tag, Nov 2009. Label attached to clothes placed in Topshop outlets across the Midlands during November 2009 as part of 'Bottoms for Topshop'
# 2 [14 November 2009]
Been attaching more Bottoms for Topshop labels to slacks, knickers, socks, tracksuit bottoms and shorts.
Today is Topshop Derby.
Happy Shopping Folks!
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Paul Conneally, 'Bottoms For Top Shop', Intervention Clothing and Labels, November 2009. Bottoms for Top Shop - Paul Conneally puts items of clothing designed for the bottom half of the body in Top Shop. These are labelled as being free to take - the labels also have slogans on them - Conneally calls these poems.
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Paul Conneally, 'ANOTHER WORD FOR GIVING', Print - Poster, November 2009. 'SHOPPUTTING' - Paul Conneally places clothes and other objects in retail stores.
# 1 [13 November 2009]
The latest iteration of SHOPPUTTING 'Bottoms for Topshop' involves placing clothes made for the bottom half of the body in branches of Topshop. Conneally has been stopped by security 4 times in the first two days of this piece and the police were called to attend twice. On both occaisions officers released him without charge whilst explaining to shop security that to place goods in a shop without permission is not against the law.
Bottoms for Topshop continues throughout November in branches of Topshop across the Midlands
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