Lost in Queens
dal 17/2/2005 al 21/3/2005
Segnalato da
17/2/2005
Lost in Queens
Plus Ultra Gallery, New York
A solo exhibition by the artist/architect Brian Walker. As an experiment in extreme artistic constraint, he presents 7 architectural drawings of 13 proposed Natural History Museum buildings located throughout the New York Borough of Queens. Each proposal is located on one of the highly improbably, oddly shaped and sometimes all but inaccessible lots actually purchased by Gordon Matta-Clark for his 1974 project 'Fake Estates.'
Plus Ultra Gallery is very pleased to present “Lost in Queens: A Natural History Museum in 7 Parts,†a solo exhibition by New York artist/architect Brian Walker. As an experiment in extreme artistic constraint, Walker presents 7 architectural drawings of 13 proposed Natural History Museum buildings located throughout the New York Borough of Queens. Each proposal is located on one of the highly improbably, oddly shaped and sometimes all but inaccessible lots actually purchased by Gordon Matta-Clark for his 1974 project “Fake Estates.â€
Walker traveled to each of these locations in a self-imposed ritualistic process, including eating the same breakfast in a neighborhood diner after each visit. He thoroughly documented the lots, researched the City’s zoning regulations, and then designed a building for actual natural history collections of various animals, including bees, passenger pigeons, dodo birds, ants, and a Tyrannosaurus Rex. His designs include display spaces, storage facilities, a theater, a café, and a research laboratory throughout the 7 buildings. Walker’s results are as fantastic as they are humorous and inspiring.
Opening: Friday, February 18, 7-9 PM
For more information about contact Joshua A. Stern or Ed Winkleman at 718-387-3844
Plus Ultra Gallery
235 South 1st Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211
Gallery Hours: Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, 12 – 6 pm
Directions: Take the L Train to Bedford Avenue. Walk South along Bedford to South 1st Street. Turn left. Plus Ultra Gallery is two blocks from Bedford, just past Roebling Street.