Astronomers Ecstasy As They See Solidarity
2007
100x108x44” / 254x274.3x111.8cm
MM002
Materials: Throne: wood, plaster, and gold leaf; handmade replica of the helmet worn by Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto: fiberglass and automotive paint; a Del Campo meteorite; armature: wood and felt; handmade nautical flag: polyester and brass; sculptures: plaster and automotive paint; potted houseplants: papier-mâché and acrylic; mid-century modernist shelf: wood, lacquer, tempered glass, fluorescent lights, and electrical cord; wicker; oak; brass; and Styrofoam on wooden platform.
Our Age of Brass and Ghosts
2007
53x64x16” / 134.6x162.6x40.6cm
MM003
Materials: A handmade wooden replica of a 1987 Promax J-1 Super Jumbo Boom Box: painted MDF; Armature: wood, paper, and paint; planks: wood, paint, and epoxy resin; plexiglass; and plastic on wooden shelfd shellac; boxes: painter’s tape and acrylic; plexiglass; and chrome on wooden shelf
The Allegory of Rule and the Geometry of Wind
2007
36x49x15” / 91.4x124.5x38.1cm
MM004
Materials: 1967 McCullough chainsaw; gold chain; clay; gold paint; wire mesh; papier-mâché; plexiglass; fiberglass; and acrylic paint on wooden shelf
Freeing of Cosmonaut Volynov & Pitcher Gooden,
2007
42x36x12” / 106.7x91.4x30.5cm
MM005
Materials: a handmade replica of the helmet worn by Russian cosmonaut Boris Volynov: papier-mâché, acrylic, and shellac; a handmade replica of a 1986 monochrome Dwight Gooden jersey: cotton and polyester; four-finger rings spelling LOVE and HATE: basswood, acrylic, and gold leaf; cardboard; potted plant: papier-mâché, acrylic, and shellac; boxes: painter’s tape and acrylic; plexiglass; and chrome on wooden shelf
The Ancients
2007
52x42x13” / 132.1x106.7x33cm
MM006
Materials: Wood fragment from the Teignmouth Electron (a 40 trimaran involved in a failed attempted to circumnavigate the earth solo without stopping from 1968-1969. The piece was retrieved from the boat, which is currently beached on the shore of Cayman Brac in Caribbean on Dec 21, 2006.); handmade life preserver: canvas, foam, and cotton; seaman’s jacket: felt and cotton; Mississippi silt in the shape of a blob with a hole in it; jug: papier-mâché and gold leaf; handmade saxophone strap: cotton, nylon, and brass; and handmade pouch: vinyl on wooden shelf
