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Calculating Devotion 2008 slot machine parts, acrylic sheet, MDF, found objects 84in x 21.5in x 20in
The main cabinet of this slot machine has been constructed with clear acrylic sheet, the door removed and placed in reverse on the floor, and the front glass panels and reel strips removed for the viewer to see the inside. Gear shaped foam objects are arranged within the belly of the machine on the right side appearing as an extention of the handle mechanism.
A digital frame in the belly of the machine displays photographs of milk cartons printed with iconic slot machine images (cherries, seven, bar) and arranged on a refrigerator shelf.
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Along with original wires and computer components, a variety of devotional type objects (a buddha statue, a cross, a candle, a bronze beauty compact, stones, beads, mandala images, etc.) are placed throughout the machine.
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Grocery Marker 2008 poker table, felt, chips, playing cards, found objects 84in x 42in x 30in
This casino style poker table has been modified with felt grocery objects seeming to emerge from the playing surface.
A "marker" is a loan of money to a gambler. Typically, a player who may run out of money while playing will ask the dealer for a "marker" in order to continue playing. |
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Milk Run Win Lose II 2008 custom printed die cut milk cartons, cardboard, ink 80in x 20in x 20in
This cardboard display for these custom printed cartons has been constructed to resemble a slot machine. "Went to store, be right back" is handwritten on the belly. |
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The cardboard buttons have handwritten labels reading "beg," "lie," "steal," "debt," and "play." |
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Milk Dealer 2008 folding poker table, felt, paint 78in x 36in x 30in
This is an example of a continuing series of original layouts silk screened on felt for a variety of gaming tables. |
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Milk Run Win Lose 2005 custom printed die cut milk cartons, cardboard, acrylic room dimensions: 24ft x 24ft, 14ft ceiling height |
This colorless hybrid casino of wins and losses conveys a memory of trips to the grocery store in a gambling town where slots occupy prime retail space in every corner store. Psychological probabilities and subliminal narrative weave through the arranged rows of iconic images.
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Construction for Budget in Progress 2005 Green‐board dry wall, plastilina clay, plastic and canvas drop cloths. window dimensions: 8ft h x 10in w x 18in d |
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This site specific art work was installed in the right front window of 15 Nassau in downtown New York City from May 29 through August 19, 2005. The project was made possible by Swing Space, a program of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, generously supported by the September 11th Fund and presented as part of the Vanilla Boxing exhibition in the 2005 River to River Festival. The window was viewed by the public passing on the street. The New York Stock Exchange was visible from the vantage point of viewing the window. |
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Referencing the Vanilla Boxing concept, the installation consisted of hundreds of black plastilina clay numbers arranged to give the appearance of constructing a grid‐like cityscape or three dimensional accounting spreadsheet. |
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Fiscal 2002 Analine dyed maple plywood, casino quality pyramid rubber, foam, fabric, acrylic felt, oil paint, 1000 dice, green dyed rattan dice stick, plastic & rubber “Debit”/”Credit” puck, mirrors. Table dimensions: 18ft x 48in x 40in ht Room dimensions: 30ft x 13ft x 10ft ht
Installed at cherrydelosreyes in Los Angeles, an elaborate 18 foot long green craps table surrounded by mirrors and green walls conjures the dynamics of fiscal culture, connecting the flux and flow of accounting, economics and gaming. |
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Accounting Revolution 2000 acrylic, wood, rubber, lazy susan dimensions 2ft x 3ft – revolving Requires 4’ clearance for revolving motion.
This revolving wall sculpture is reminiscent of children’s toys, but instead of a tiny metal ball, numbers tumble within the spreadsheet maze. |
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Spreadsheet 2003 Reinstallation in Essex Street Market, New York, New York
Fabric, pins, acrylic Dimensions approx. 27ft x 8ft This massive literal spreadsheet is subverted by a composition of black, numeric, illogical calculations ‘printed’ as if from a calculator but appear upside down, backwards, smeared and overlapping at odd angels. |
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Red Tag Sale 2001 canvas, plastilina, wire, concrete block dimensions approx. 8ft x 8ft x 3ft |
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“Red Tag Sale” was an installation of oil‐based clay numbers “caught in the act” of moving a large green canvas. |
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K/L 2002 pigment, plastic, acrylic open dimensions 3in x 3in x 5in non‐extant
This small sculpture explored the |
