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| 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird, RAM |
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| First installation, RIverside Art Museum 2006 |
This is the main page of this site specific installation/performance/participation/sculpture project. Click on
the pictures below to view the different site specfic installation photographs and reviews.
This project will only be installed 13 times.
#1, U.S. Consulate Gallery, Florence, 2002
U.S. Consulate Gallery. I had help inflating all the black balloons. They were all inflated and then I decided what to do.
I also inflated 100 646 airships and tied black string to them and handed one to everyone who came. The left overs I let
go in the room and the floated up to the ceiling. Around midnight I looked in and took some pictures.
The Consulate was surrounded by the Italian police. Someone around the first of September 2001 had placed a bomb on
the gas pipe on the outside wall of the Consulate.
If I wanted my installation up for more than a week I had to pay for security to sit in the gallery. I was going
to do this, but then I decided it was long enough and I would just invite people in to pop them. We all took turns falling
into the 2x60 twisters that formed a large haystack of black balloons before I passed out pins.
# 2 Berlin, 2004
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| Berlin, 2004 |
Large space with very high ceilings. I had 3 weeks. At the opening I had the electric inflator and balloons. The idea was
that anyone could help inflate and drop into the pile. I would them mass. Some were inflated. I inflated many over the 3
week period. I would assemble and when I would return some had fallen apart. It seems she decided to air the space out and
open the windows every morning. I did many different forms.
# 3- 2005, Valencia, Spain--Colorelefante Gallery
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| Valencia, 2005 |
I was there for almost a week before the official opening. The space was open and people would stop and look into the space.
Some would come in and for awhile. The floor had three kinds of Spanish tile, so at the very last minute my brother Bill
and I inflated 100 5 inch round and I dropped them on the floor. It was very good idea. I did this again, but more at RAM.
There were close to 100 people at the opening. I decided only one form would be popped at the time. Carlos had a private
popping. He told me too many people want to pop them.
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| The balloons vibrated |
# 4- 2006, London, SeOne, Oct 13-14, 2006
Black walls and ceiling. All other spaces have been a white box. Used helium and floated masses up to the soaring ceiling.
Low lighting and thousand plus people. Looked great. Left at 3 am. Exhausted. Told people they could pop them when they
floated down.
#5- 2006, Riverside Art Museum, CA. November 17-Dec 31. Reception Dec 7, 2006
Soaring ceilings. Great restaurant. School children. Popped twice, once in the middle and once when I was not there at
the end.
#6-2007, The LAB, New York City, May 16-25, 2007
This was a fish bowl with low ceilings and scaffolding. Space with lots of viewers, but they were not allowed into the
space. I let many in because that is part of the project. Many looked and commented from the windows that are on 2 sides
of the space. I had not intended for people to only look from the outside. I was not ready to have them popped, but there
are schedules.
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| 13 Ways, The Lab NYC 2007 |
Video by the Lab, NYC of installation and de-installation (pop)
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