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Apr 3, 2006

"To be surprised, to wonder, is to begin to understand." --Jose Ortega y Gasset

Found Art

You are finishing up your usual overpriced latte in your local java joint when you notice it at the next table -- a tiny sculpted wall plaque leaning against the sugar caddy. You look around, wondering whether someone forgot it. It has a sticker on it saying "Found Art!" with a Web address. Suddenly, it clicks: You've just found a free piece of art and an invitation to join a growing global art project. Found Art! was born a year ago, the result of artist Sharon Vogt's desire "to do something positive" after Sept. 11 -- or, at the very least, make someone somewhere smile.