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Ryan Trecartin

Take a Stand

Description

Maker

Ryan Trecartin (American, b. 1981)
Lizzie Fitch (American, b. 1981)

Title

Take a Stand

Year

2006

Medium

  • mixed media

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • mixed media

Geography

Place Made: Western

Dimensions

228.6 x 182.9 x 198.1 cm (90 x 72 x 78 inches) (overall)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

To look for the signature and date when the work is inspected (ZH, 06/16/2008).

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Phil Seibert Alumni Acquisition Fund and Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

2008.3

Type

  • Sculpture

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Figure
Contemporary Works from the Collection
Mar 12, 2010 – Mar 03, 2011

Label copy

Close examination of the sculpture Take a Stand reveals a human figure: a head-like ball of wire is suspended from an armature backbone, mounted atop branching limbs clad in track gear. Assembled from a variety of curious everyday materials, the piece was created collaboratively shortly before Ryan Trecartin made his acclaimed full-length 2007 video I-Be Area. Approaching their sculptural process as a director approaches filmmaking, Trecartin and Lizzie Fitch enlist friends, family members, and other artists in the creative process, assigning them tasks but also allowing them to contribute in their own way to the formation of the work. The figure can thus be viewed as a collective self-portrait of a community, reflecting group dynamics and shared creative effort.

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Ryan Trecartin (American, b. 1981)
Lizzie Fitch (American, b. 1981)
Take a Stand, 2006
Mixed media
228.6 x 182.9 x 198.1 cm (90 x 72 x 78 inches) (overall)
Phil Seibert Alumni Acquisition Fund and Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund 2008.3

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