Palimpsest

21 Feb 22 in Series

On a brisk February night in 1999 a live 1,250 pound bull was visited upon the grunt Gallery.

A cave painting was projected onto the bull and the smooth, angular gallery walls. Ancient myths and stories were re-told. We talked about bison, bulls, and palimpsests (and nature & culture).

The thing I remember the most from that evening was the presence of the enormous bull and the respectful hush of the audience. Here we all were, crammed into this small gallery with a massive unpredictable creature, and a shared a sense of reverence.

Artless Eye Round Steak (Acrylic polymere, paint, styrofoam and plastic wrap, 8"" × 1"", 1998)
Gift Lies Not in its Price (Photo transparency and light box, 33"" × 25"", 1998)
Labyrinth Stone (Sandstone, 22"" × 23"", 1997)
Palimpsest installation (installation view, 25"" × 33" ", 1994)
Palimpsest Tableau (photograph, 11"" × 8"", 1994)
Palimpsest Tableau ( photo, 11"" × 8"", 1999)
Read By More Intellectual Capitalists Daily (Photo transparency and light box, 30"" × 25"", 1998)
Room for Growth (Photo transparency and light box, 30"" × 25"", 1998)
Taurus Reducto (acrylic polymer and freezer, 40"" × 32"", 1998)
The Wounded Bison (Photo transparency and light box, 33"" × 25"", 1997)