 Courtesy of the artist; Galeria Fortes Vilaça, São Paulo; and The Project, New York José Damasceno Observation Plan Brazilian artist José Damasceno (b. 1968) arranges found objects and everyday materials to provoke a sense of disbelief, challenging our perception by transforming the familiar into something new. The artist arranges thousands of objects such as hammers, chess pieces, erasers, or pencils to create representations that become hybrids of sculpture and wall drawings. His work for the MCA's second-floor lobby wall, "Observation Plan", will depict figures looking at three rectangles that suggest art. Thirty thousand ordinary yellow pencils will be scattered and fixed to the wall. The overall image is apparent only at a distance. Damasceno also comments on the idea of drawing, by creating a scene out of pencils - implements more commonly used to depict one. This project is curated by Julie Rodrigues Widholm, Curatorial Assistant. This exhibition is generously supported by the Exhibition Committee Fund. Exhibition: January 24, 2004 - January 30, 2005 Opening Hours: Wed-Sun 10 am - 5 pm, Tue 10 am - 8 pm Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago 220 East Chicago Avenue USA-Chicago, IL Telephone +1 312 280 2660 Fax +1 312 397 4095 www.mcachicago.org |
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