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outdoor installations                                                         

".....not through the conceptual mind, but through our direct, "nonconceptual awareness."   ​-   Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL ART EXPOSITION ​        1985       SITE SPECIFIC 2 PART INSTALLATION    "untitled"​                                                                                           

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PART ONE:  pier structure   viewing alcove faced the (part two)  floating water installation. ​     
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 12'h x 24'l x 3'w
 viewing alcove:  facing the water installation.
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interior of viewing alcove:  gray concrete with embedded glass flakes,  steel edges at entrance walls 
PART TWO:  floating water installation
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plywood painted grey to blend with water        near edge 50' long    far edge 70' long  x 50 wide          comprised of 4' x 4' sections

From the viewing alcove the floating installation appeared to be a perfect rectangle as the side sections were shaped to correct for perspective distortion.  . 
  viewing alcove:  Faced the water installation..  Looking inside and up at back wall..
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Inside viewing alcove - looking up and looking out to floating installation pictured below. Concrete and, glass flakes on interior surface.
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KLEIN ART WORKS ​            1991                 SITE SPECIFIC INSTALLATION     "untitled" ​ 
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cold tar, cinder blocks
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FERMILAB   Batavia, Illinois           1991                  SITE SPECIFIC INSTALLATION   "untitled"
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water, mirror, foam block, anchors
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ART CHICAGO              1990                  SITE SPECIFIC INSTALLATION    "untitled"
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metallic fringe, water, lumbar                 40'w x 60'l x 18"h
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PUBLIC INQUIRIES, UNCOMMON GROUND       1994      UWM Art Museum
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CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL ART EXPOSITION            1986              "untitled"                 
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lake water pumped through installation (not shown in above photo), plywood, black concrete surface ​   
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 ART IN THE PARK    GRANT PARK CHICAGO​                   2004                      SITE SPECIFIC INSTALLTION   "untitled"

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curled leaf parsley, broken auto window glass                                       30'w x 60'l
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late summer
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EVANSTON ART CENTER            1994             "no intentions"
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hydrocal plaster,  paraffin, common brick                100' x 100'
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 PRARIE AVENUE GALLERY            1987           INTERIORS      INSTALLATION  "untitled"
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                                            ​    cold tar, drywall compound, paraffin
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AXE STREET ARENA,  ART DAW                  1987                        SITE SPECIFIC ROOF INSTALLATION  "untitled"
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cold tar, plywood     plywood added to existing steel signage frame on roof      
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PIER WALK                   2001                     SITE SPECIFIC INTERACTIVE INSTALLATION    "untitled"
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beeswax, lumbar, wood screws                                                                 9'h x 20'l x 15'w
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