Whitney Museum of American Art
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Tom Friedman
dal 11/10/2001 al 3/2/2002
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11/10/2001

Tom Friedman

Whitney Museum of American Art, New York

Tom Friedman's hypnotically labor intensive sculptures, works on paper, photographs and site-specific installations are the subject of his first museum survey exhibition. Often taking the art of process to absurd extremes, Friedman uses everyday materials such as sugar cubes, chewing gum, aspirin, and spaghetti to make extraordinary objects.


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Tom Friedman's hypnotically labor intensive sculptures, works on paper, photographs and site-specific installations are the subject of his first museum survey exhibition. Often taking the art of process to absurd extremes, Friedman uses everyday materials such as sugar cubes, chewing gum, aspirin, and spaghetti to make extraordinary objects.

Thirty-five works by Friedman, with influences ranging from pop art and minimalism to process art and conceptualism are presented in the exhibition at the New Museum. The installation, designed by Friedman himself, includes early works such as Hot Balls (1992), a meticulous arrangement of 200 bouncy balls all stolen by the artist over a six-month period. For 1000 Hours of Staring (1992-1997) and for his most recent work, Untitled (2000), Friedman created a gruesome, life-sized self portrait as if just after a motorcycle wreck, entirely from construction paper.

Friedman's modest and humorous works rekindle a sense of childlike wonder at even the most familiar objects and, in so doing, remind us of art's remarkable power to transform and transcend.

Tom Friedman was organized by the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Funding for this exhibition is provided by The Lannan Foundation, the Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation, and Art for Art's Sake.

Hours
Monday Closed
Tuesday-Thursday 11 am-6 pm
Friday 1-9 pm (6-9 pm pay-what-you-wish admission)
Saturday-Sunday 11 am-6 pm

Admission
Adults $10
Senior citizens (62 and over) and students with valid ID $8

Photo credit: Tom Friedman, Hot Balls (1992). Stolen balls

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