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Words & #S, Museum Of Contemporary Art At Wright State University
Words & #S, Museum Of Contemporary Art At Wright State University
Exhibition and Program Catalogs
The gallery guide discusses the exhibition Words and Numbers shown at Wright State University from April 7 through May 10, 1991. The exhibition focused on the combination of art and text.
Perry Hoberman: Faraday's Garden, Museum Of Contemporary Art At Wright State University
Perry Hoberman: Faraday's Garden, Museum Of Contemporary Art At Wright State University
Exhibition and Program Catalogs
In Perry Hoberman's electronic garden, evocative of happier and simpler times when the American Dream was the "General Electric Home," the concept of sculpture is being redefined and stretched to its limits. Hoberman, in a sort of tribute to Michael Faraday's electronic genius, recycles outdated and, at times, archaic-looking household appliances and tools in our room-sized installation. In this expanded version of the original Faraday's Garden, which was exhibited in 1990 at Postmasters Gallery in New York City, each of the appliances is activated by walking on electronic footpads on the floor, resulting in a sculpture that seems to have …