SCULPTURE (NEON)
Real American placenames rendered in neon, seen here along with their respective GPS coordinates.
In the first installation, the names evoke different kinds of nothingness.
THE UNITED STATES OF NOTHING neon, transformers, dimmer, console, enamel, wallpaint, metallic paint, 90 seconds of programming, 216" x 720" x 1", 2007, collection & installation: SFMOMA, 2011
THE UNITED STATES OF NOTHING (detail) 2011
THE UNITED STATES OF NOTHING (detail) 2011
DOUBLE STANDARD neon (neon & hydrogen gases), 12" x 48" x 1", 2007
DOUBLE STANDARD (detail) 2007
BLUE NEON neon (argon & mercury), 12" x 48" x 1", 2007