Revolution
Artist
John Garrett
(American, born 1950)
Date2009
Mediumrecycled vinyl records, aluminum and nickel wire, beads, plastic grid
Dimensions49 x 50 7/8 x 3 3/4 in., 18 lb. (124.5 x 129.2 x 9.5 cm, 8.2 kg)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of John Garrett, 2012
Object number2012.10.2
DescriptionNumerous strands of metal wire rings, waffle-patterned metal, and hanging record pieces hang from a top rod to form a “curtain.”eMuseum Notes
John Garrett is a leading artist working with “textile technologies” such as basketry, quilting, and crochet but with unconventional materials, including recycled consumer products and metals. Garrett is one of many contemporary artists who repurposes materials to his own ends. He has done this since his art school days at Claremont McKenna College (B.A.) and UCLA (M.A.), where he first studied weaving before turning to experimental techniques and materials with off-the-loom textiles then basketry and eventually to more installation-based work. Revolution is one of Garrett’s “curtains,” using recycled record albums to evoke a commonplace textile within the home.
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