12 Things of Bourgeoismas (Extinctual Retrospectivism)

I had an idea to do this post on December 25th to commemorate the birth of our Lord and Saviour, Louise Bourgeois (above), but somehow sheltering in place & being unemployed keeps me so busy?! But here it is, the cusp of a clean calendar, and here are some of the many Things that we at the Extinct Flightless Arts Collective contrived to create in 02020...

Bxiie: Series Six Update

It's been a long summer.

I usually design next year's work over the winter, get to work on fabrication as soon as the snow is gone in the spring, and deliver works to various venues through the early spring through fall.  This year didn't work out exactly like that.

I did produce designs for this year's work over the winter.  I came up with a number of related drawings that I refer to as Series Six.  Here's one drawing; this work was envisioned to be constructed of twenty-four 6-inch-square beams, each six feet long.

Series Six Design Drawing

I ran into fabrication issues immediately. 

get lost in the harbor!

The Governors Island Art Fair opened 9/2/17 & can be visited every weekend in September (11-6, free). Take the ferry from Brooklyn or lower Manhattan. Explore weird and wonderful full-room installations creatively wriggled into old peeling rowhouses. There are also some outdoor sculptures...

Linkage: 4heads.org/governors-island-art-fair