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jtwine posing as Nike of Samothrace at the Devils Golf Course in Death Valley, USA

JT as Nike of Samothrace is a set of reenactments of the famous Hellenistic sculpture and is part of a series of performances in Death Valley, California, which are investigating the idea of "body in space". They are part of the evolving body wrap performances staged at various locations around the world. The project explores ephemeral sculptural concepts.

The Winged Victory of Samothrace, also called the Nike of Samothrace, is a 2nd-century BC
marble sculpture of the Greek goddess Nike (Victory). Since 1884, it has been prominently displayed at the Louvre and is one of the most celebrated sculptures in the world. H.W. Janson described it as "the greatest masterpiece of Hellenistic sculpture."
The Nike of Samothrace, discovered in 1863, is estimated to have been created around 200–190 BCE. It is 8 feet (2.44 metres) high. It was created to not only honor the goddess, Nike, but to honor a sea battle. It conveys a sense of action and triumph as well as portraying artful flowing drapery through its features.

Flight Exercises in Death Valley - waiting for updraft

Selected images from UPDRAFT a flight exercises performance for drive-by tourists at the Artist's drive in Death Valley. An area of multi-colored claystones from the ancient ash-falls of the Artist's Drive Formation, where various metals have oxidized the clay creating eye-popping reds, yellows, greens, blues, and purples.

Device to root out evil by Dennis Oppenheim 1938-2011

"‘device to root out evil’ by the american artist dennis oppenheim has recently come under a lot of controversy.
the large scale sculpture was first exhibited at the 1997 venice biennale. in the form of an upside down church,
with its steeple buried in the ground the work is a clear remark on religion. the sculpture was later moved to a
public park in vancouver, canada as part of the vancouver sculpture biennale in 2005. unsurprisingly, the public
had a mixed reaction to the work. recently, the vancouver public parks committee voted to remove the
sculpture. the glenbow museum in calgary, canada jumped at the opportunity to display the sculpture, which will
arrive in a week or so. the piece was previously rejected by stanford university in 2004, oppenheim's alma mater."
via designboom


vitro nasu has more on oppenheim

Zhang Huan three heads six arms

Amazing giant Buddha fragment by Zhang Huan at the civic center in San Francisco.

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Found Sculpture

Found sculptures in an accidental sculpture garden in southern Germany.

Giant weaver-birds nests

It came as a surprise, walking by at Patrick Dougherty's willow weavings on sycamore trees at the Joseph L. Alioto Performing Arts Piazza. It reminded me of weaver bird nests and the evolutionary battle for the right size of entry hole. More at venetian red

Felix Gonzalez Torres and Martin Puryear @ SF MOMA

Gold beaded string curtain by Felix Gonzalez Torres

SFMOMA show "the art of participation" is looking back nearly 60 years across a wide spectrum of genres and media, this exhibition examines how artists have engaged members of the public as essential collaborators in the art-making process.

Martin Puryear at SFMOMA

Made from a variety of natural materials — including wood, tar, rawhide, and stone — Martin Puryear's distinctive sculptures combine modernist geometry with international craft traditions. Read review by Kenneth Baker