Slog - Comments on Time for Irwin, Part II http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/time_for_irwin_part_ii Yesterday, I wrote about Robert Irwin's almost 50 years of art as a social project devoted to rearranging the hierarchy of what we pay attention to in the world (and what we either thoughtlessly or willfully ignore). His breakthrough moment, his great contribution to the history of art, is this: Photograph by Philipp Scholz Rittermann Maybe it doesn't look like much. But it's a solid, convex disc attached to the wall by a thick arm and sticking out several feet into the room. And yet even when you're right there seeing its heft, it can disappear. This installation is the... Copyright 2008 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:30:58 -0800 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:40:14 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Will in Seattle Wow. A flat glory hole.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/time_for_irwin_part_ii#c988925 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/time_for_irwin_part_ii#c988925 Visual Art Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:53:18 -0800 Comment by terry miller just saw a disc with the spotlights and shadows at MoMA nyc. fantastic. the one at the top of the post looks more arresting however. thanks jen.

]]> terry miller http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/time_for_irwin_part_ii#c988987 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/time_for_irwin_part_ii#c988987 Visual Art Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:28:34 -0800 Comment by Cato @#1, my thoughts exactly. =)

]]> Cato http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/time_for_irwin_part_ii#c988999 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/time_for_irwin_part_ii#c988999 Visual Art Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:39:25 -0800 Comment by Schoolmarm "...it’s a solid sphere attached to the wall by a thick arm and sticking out several feet into the room."

No, it's not. It's a section of a hollow sphere. AKA a convex disk. And it's attached to the wall by a post, made from a hollow tube.

Glad you liked it though.

]]> Schoolmarm http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/time_for_irwin_part_ii#c989133 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/time_for_irwin_part_ii#c989133 Visual Art Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:58:42 -0800 Comment by Jen Graves Schoolmarm:

The disc is in no way "hollow," nor is it a "section" of a larger sphere. It is a single, solid, curved plane of acrylic. Irwin did not create his discs by cutting segments from already formed whole spheres (it took much, much, much more labor than that); in addition, "convex" and "hollow" are not synonymous.

I'm not sure whether the tube is hollow, but I have a call in to the curator to see. I'll let you know.

Schoolmarmishly,
Jen

]]> Jen Graves http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/time_for_irwin_part_ii#c989191 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/time_for_irwin_part_ii#c989191 Visual Art Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:37:10 -0800 Comment by The CHZA Yay, modern art that's actually interesting to look at.

]]> The CHZA http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/time_for_irwin_part_ii#c989258 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/time_for_irwin_part_ii#c989258 Visual Art Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:12:12 -0800 Comment by Jen Graves This just in: The post is hollow. Big around, and hollow.

]]> Jen Graves http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/time_for_irwin_part_ii#c989288 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/time_for_irwin_part_ii#c989288 Visual Art Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:25:03 -0800 Comment by Jen Graves Wow. I just reread what I wrote and realized that all of this Schoolmarmishness extends from my misuse of the word sphere. I apologize, Schoolmarm, for insinuating that you do not know the difference between "convex" and "hollow." I see completely what you were trying to say, and I'm fixing the wording on the original post. Oy. Some days it doesn't pay to get out of bed.

Dunce-Capped,
Jen

]]> Jen Graves http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/time_for_irwin_part_ii#c989322 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/time_for_irwin_part_ii#c989322 Visual Art Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:45:18 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Uh, help us out here. Is it a disc (i.e., a flat round thing), or more like a dish?

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/time_for_irwin_part_ii#c989398 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/time_for_irwin_part_ii#c989398 Visual Art Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:20:47 -0800 Comment by famous art critic I happen to be one of the formost art critics in the country. Take it form me, it is crap>

]]> famous art critic http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/time_for_irwin_part_ii#c989452 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/time_for_irwin_part_ii#c989452 Visual Art Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:39:58 -0800 Comment by Jen Graves It's a convex curved disc, quite like a dish with its base turned outward.

]]> Jen Graves http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/time_for_irwin_part_ii#c989508 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/time_for_irwin_part_ii#c989508 Visual Art Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:11:19 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Can you get HBO on that thing? [badda boom].

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/time_for_irwin_part_ii#c989642 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/time_for_irwin_part_ii#c989642 Visual Art Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:20:37 -0800 Comment by Schoolmarm It's true: We all do make mistakes from time to time. Thank you for the simple correction and display of humility, a rare but always lovely thing to see.

]]> Schoolmarm http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/time_for_irwin_part_ii#c990623 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/time_for_irwin_part_ii#c990623 Visual Art Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:40:14 -0800