Sunday 10 November 2013

Today Diggers, Tomorrow Dickens 1

Went to see several heavy-weight shows yesterday.  Will write about the rest later.  This one just opened two days ago ...

Using excavation machine parts and onyx rods, Cyprien Gaillard created beautiful sculptures that signify both ruination and fossilization at the same time.  Will the acts of destruction and preservation lead to progress or regress?

Gaillard's solo exhibition Today Diggers, Tomorrow Dickens at Gladstone Gallery, New York 2013:











Will continue tomorrow ...

Coincidentally, there's a construction site right outside Gladstone Gallery's West 21st Street location: