Through April 17 Thomas Demand's big color photographs of things that look real but turn out to be carefully constructed of paper, plastic and other inexpensive materials are as visually striking and philosophically provocative as ever.
Some items from that show that remain on display include a violin that a prison inmate made from wooden matchsticks (it really plays), an array of matchbooks from across the globe and a roller coaster reproduction constructed of paper matches.
Thomas Demand's big color photographs of a dense forest interior and an Apollo space travel simulator -- things that look real but turn out to be carefully constructed of paper, plastic and other inexpensive materials -- are as visually magical and philosophically provocative as ever.
The master plan called for glitter-strewn tablecloths, jeweled tiaras for three dozen 6-year-olds and a flower arbor cleverly constructed of crepe paper streamers (to conceal the laundry room).
There is the rickshaw driver in India who lives a life, by Western standards, of extreme hardship, but all he can see from his ramshackle home, constructed of tar paper and bamboo, is that an open space ("my window") allows fresh air to circulate and gives him an unobstructed view of the river.
The weapon consisted of a spear attached with a flamethrower capable of firing projectiles from a barrel constructed of bamboo or paper.
The books are roughly two feet square, and are constructed of poster-sized construction paper, cardboard, cloth, feathers, ribbons, pipe cleaners, and cut-out pictures of unnamed individuals.
Constructed of handmade colored papers applied to metal-rod armatures, her sculptures, like "Dieldrin Molecule + Snail" (1999), offer a perverse and chilling representation of nature's beauty.
Small passages shine: the assertive line of a drawing, the delicate touch of a pin slid through newsprint, the way the metal guitar seems light and dynamic enough to be constructed out of paper.
By running your hand across the wallpaper which is constructed out of paper, paint and arduino sensors, then hooked up to a paper computing kit you can turn on a lamp, play music, or send a message to a friend.
AW contributed to the design of the study, the analysis of the data and construct of the paper.
