Tag: Art projects

What if inanimate objects could talk? What would they say?

  1,450 feet is pretty far After measuring the 1,450-foot distance with this measuring wheel, it was surprising how far it was. (for explanation of this project, see this previous post). The distance was far enough away that it seemed…

Thinking about shadows has reminded me about an old project that never got finished. To take a piece of string the same length as the height of the Sears Tower—1450 feet. Attach one end of the string to the corner…

Placed in parking lot poles, downtown curbs, and newspaper boxes

Placed at public sculptures, bridge crossing gates, and CTA seats

On the tape is this handwritten message: This seal authenticates this (object) as a work of art. Once this (object) (action present), this seal will rip and its authentication is terminated. The act of this (object)’s functionality denies its existence…

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