Image of the Week 3
Posted on April 15, 2008
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I can’t decide between these two images. The first is Jon Coffelts Wallet Wall. A wall of wallets made out of duct tape, a trend, that Jon started.
What do I like about it? I think the sheer centrality of wallets to our culture. Wallets, purses, handbags. It makes me wonder why we haven’t seen art focused on that before. That’s one reason. And then the use of duct tape. So much more appropriate than leather. The image trashes our spending culture while remaining colourful and inviting.
I can’t decide if the wallets is the best image I’ve seen this week or…. what about this one? A motorway which I believe is in or around Miami that Jon would like to cover with duct tape on plexiglass panels. I undertand this project is stalled but just looking at it here what an exhibition space and what colours. Every motorway should have them.
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