Category: Installation

Cancelled Crop

Dennis Oppenheim – Cancelled Crop
1969

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In September the field was harvested in the form of an X. the grain was isolated in it’s raw state, further processing was withheld. The material is planted and cultivated for the sole purpose of withholding it from a product- oriented system. Isolating this grain from further processing (production of food stuffs) becomes like stopping raw pigment from becoming an illusionistic force on canvas.

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Burgerheaven

John Beagles and Graham Ramsay – Burgerheaven
November 06, 2002
perfromance, installation

Burgerheaven explores aspects of consumer culture and desire, focussing on the cult of celebrity and fast food. Beagles and Ramsay will construct an installation that resembles a fully operational fast food restaurant with a video component at YYZ. The opening night will feature a performance by Beagles and Ramsay. Beagles and Ramsay will present an artist talk discussing their practice with specific reference to contemporary Scottish and British artists. (source)