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November 08, 2005
I wish I had a super cool thing to post about this eve, but frankly I got nothin’. I just figure I need to write some damn thing fast, before the few people that are kind enough to stop by – get fed up with my old, old, old Halloween posts! Life has just gotten the best of me these last few weeks. My mind is basically mush. Serious mid-life crisis stuff, plus a few work deadlines thrown in for good measure.
Above you will see one of my fave pieces from the collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. I love looking at this installation but I always found the idea behind it kind of crazy. I mean HOW could you have a totally open window in the gallery of a museum? OK so this whole thing is kind of a non sequitur but at least I posted something….
From the MCASD website:
ROBERT IRWIN: 1°2°3°4°
MCASD LA JOLLA
ONGOING
Originally commissioned in 1997, MCASD has reinstalled Robert Irwin's seminal piece 1°2°3°4°. Irwin's art investigates perception and experiential effects. His early pieces helped to define the aesthetic and issues of the West Coast light and space movement in the late 1960s by exploring how phenomena are perceived and altered by consciousness. This process is clearly demonstrated in 1°2°3°4°, which directly connects interior and exterior spaces through the literal removal of sections of gallery window overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Elements of the outside environment—sounds, smells, and other physical sensations—co-mingle with the clean, controlled space of the museum. Pronounced "first dimension, second dimension, third dimension, fourth dimension," the title of the work acknowledges the importance for Irwin of the fourth dimension of time in an art experience. Time becomes an integral element of the piece, determining climate, light, movement, sound, and even color as the sun moves across the perimeter of the gallery and sets beyond the ocean.
Posted by lk at November 8, 2005 11:20 PM