“Café Thou Art” is a work of art that represents the whole world as a café…  “one smile at a time”.

This photo, at the ocean’s edge, is one of the earliest installations of “Café Thou Art” …September 1997.

The idea of the café is to create a place where people can meet.  In its’ simplest form, the café consists of 2 chairs, a table, the lit neon sign: “Café Thou Art” and refreshments and of course, mini-golf.

The installations are sculptures that assemble time, space, and people.  They are constructed in the
Public domain to express the openness and expansiveness of hope in humanity.  

“Café Thou Art” is a trademarked entity.

We are currently developing the next dimension of the work, which is the extension of the Public installations through cyberspace.  This is accomplished by having one laptop at each site and connecting the sites by video chat so that all participants can interact in real space and real time, as well as in live cyberspace.

This Summer of 2009, “Café Thou Art” has been installed every Monday Night from 8-9pm
at Cooper Square & 8th Street and simultaneously at 10th Street & 2nd Avenue in New York City.
The main reason that mini-golf is such an important part of the installations is that it is a
fun and safe way for people to interact with one another.  The other reason is that it is very satisfying to
use mixed media to create functional works of art that bring people pleasure.

Our hope is that “Café Thou Art” will actually become the world as a café and establish lasting peace.