Ângela Ferreira, Monument to D. Flavin (an ideological utopia to contemplate), 2008
Artist: Ângela Ferreira (born 1958, Maputo, Mozambique; lives and works in Lisbon). Description: Outdoor sculpture constructed from aluminium and fluorescent lights, conceived for the Castelo de Guimarães, Portugal. Monument to D.Flavin (an ideological utopia to contemplate) brings together two works of art from the twentieth century: Tatlin’s Monument to the Third International (1919–1920) and Dan […]
Simon Starling, The Black Stack, 2001
Artist: Simon Starling (born 1967 in Epsom, England; lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark). Description: A stack of 32 Eames chairs on top of each other. Included in Carolyn Christov Bakargiev’s exhibition “I Moderni” (2003).
Martin Boyce, Suspended Fall, 2005
Artist: Martin Boyce (b. 1967 in Glasgow, Scotland; lives and works in Scotland). Materials: Powder coated steel, chain, wire and chair parts; dimensions variable. Description: “Suspended Fall 2005 is a hanging mobile with six balanced elements joined by lengths of wire and powder coated steel. Each of the elements consists of a sawn section of […]
Simon Starling, Infestation Piece (Musselled Moore), 2007-08
Artist: Simon Starling (born 1967 in Epsom, England; lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark). Description: “The centerpiece of Simon Starling’s new exhibition at The Power Plant, Infestation Piece (Musselled Moore), demands some explanation to be fully understood. The story of the project starts in the late 1940s at the Art Gallery of Toronto (now the Art […]
Domenèc, Superquadra casa-armário, 2007
Artist: Domenèc (born 1962 in Mataró, Spain; lives and works in Mataró). Materials: Wood, blankets and plastic objects; two prototypes measuring 220 x 80 x 65 cm each. Description: “A scaled down recreation of two buildings in the huge blocks of residential housing in Brasília, called superquadras or giant blocks of houses; designed by Lucio […]
Jorge Pedro Núñez, Electric Tatlin, 2011
Artist: Jorge Pedro Núñez (born 1976 in Caracas, Venezuela; lives and works in Paris, France). Description: Rendition of Vladimir Tatlin’s 1915 counter-reliefs. “I am interested in combining and juxtaposing different historical referents that derive from diverse places and times, and which coexist in an object. My work is related to drawing, sculpture, and painting rom […]
Damián Ortega,”Skin” series, 2006-07
Artist: Damián Ortega (born 1967 in Mexico City, Mexico; lives and works in Mexico City and Berlin, Germany). Materials: Leather, thread, tattoo ink, graphite on paper, and board; display dimensions variable. Description: “Ortega’s Skin works belong to a series of sculptures based on modernist residential architecture. Using natural cow leather, he has replicated floor plans of apartments […]
Rirkrit Tiravanija, Untitled (Tropical House), 2006
Artist: Rirkrit Tiravanija (born 1961 in Buenos Aires, Argentina; lives and works in Chiang Man, Thailand, Berlin, Germany, and New York City, USA). Materials: Wood and metal; 2.4 x 2.7 x 2.4 m. Description: “Tiravanija considers his role as an artist is as a developer of a dialogue, not necessarily as the creator of an […]
David Tomas, Red Chair, 2006
Artist: David Tomas (born 1950 in Canada; lives and works in Montreal, Canada). Description: Sculpture modeled after the chair from Paul Engelmann’s Haus Wittgenstein.
Erwin Wurm, “Melting Houses” series, 2005
Artist: Erwin Wurm (born 1954 in Bruck an der Mur, Austria; lives and works in Vienna, Austria and Limberg, Austria). Materials: Resin and paint; various dimensions. Description: A series of resin sculptures depicting melting buildings, including Wright’s Guggenheim, Mies’s Seagram Building, and Paul Engelmann’s Haus Wittgenstein.
