Artists + Work

Linear B, 2001
Tony Feher
plastic bottles, caps,
galvanized steel D-chain,
stainless steel wire, water
and cotton sash cord
95 in. x 18 in.


Currently exhibited in WAM's

Art Since the Mid-20th Century Installation

Sculpture Exhibits Currently at MASS MoCA

Work by Nari Ward

Nari Ward: Sub Mirage Lignum

Opened April 3

Federico Diaz: Geometric Death Frequency-141

through March 2012

ONGOING

Don Gummer: Primary Separation

Christina Kubisch: Clocktower Project

Natalie Jeremijenko: Tree Logic

Bruce Odland & Sam Auinger: Harmonic Bridge

Michael Oatman: All Utopias Fell (seasonally May through October)

Artists + Work

House Pet, 2010

Willie Cole

Canvas high heel shoes and resin

Artists + Work

#1 Rope, 1976
Jackie Winsor

wood and hemp

40.25 in. x 40 in. x 40 in.

2x4's by Joanne Holtje

Joanne Holtje

2 x 4's

Winter 2011

A nice write up and more images

can be found on Joanne's blog:

Room E Studio.

Also, see P.V. Trees post.

P.V. Trees by Joanne Holtje

Joanne Holtje

P.V. Trees

Winter 2011

Project Statement

This piece was the second part of a project I did for the Contemporary Sculpture

Class at the Worcester Art Museum this winter.  The assignment was to take an

eight foot-long 2x4 and transform it.

First, I crudely carved the lumber with a small axe until it resembled a spindly tree,

and then cast a concrete base as a stand.  Next, I knew I wanted to use the chips

that splintered off of the 2x4’s to make another sort of “tree.”  I finally settled on water

(ice) as the medium in which to cast the wood bits.

I filled two eight foot lengths of PCV pipe with the wood chips and water and let them

freeze in the cold February temperatures we have here in Massachusetts.  Hot water

was used to release the “trees” from their molds and they were stood up in the deep snow.

I have photographed them daily as they melted and crumbled, got snowed on and melted

some more. As of April 01, 2011, I am still documenting the wood chips.  It is my intention

to make some sort of a piece with the best of the resulting photographs.

To see more of Joanne Holtje's work visit Room E Studio.

Artists + Work

Views Through a Sand Dune, 1972

Nancy Holt

Narragansett Beach

Holt is most widely known for her large-scale environmental works,

Sun Tunnels and Dark Star Park.  She was born in Worcester, grew

up in New Jersey, and was married to Robert Smithson.

(This is the video project from 1974 with Richard Serra, Boomerang,

mentioned during the deCordova trip April 2.)