Allan D. Hasty & Parker Wolf "E2, W1"
The Proposition
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E2, W1 is a collaborative exhibition of newly painted-photographs and preparatory sketches by Allan D. Hasty and Parker Wolf, commencing with a tree-tying performance by Allan D. Hasty and Parker Wolf with The Walking Man army taking place directly outside the gallery at 559 West 22nd Street on Sunday, December 14th prior to the opening reception to be held on Thursday, December 18th from 6-8.
The Walking Man army is Parker Wolf’s realization of a truly interactive organic sculpture comprising a mass of individuals (size determined by project) whose identities are completely concealed from head-to-toe in matching white and black apparel, existing only to create visual spectacles in real time/space. For this performance, both Allan D. Hasty and Parker Wolf will direct this faceless group in the act of restraining two trees, dubbed E2 (east 2) and W1 (west 1), by tying rope around each in an attempt to transform their original shape and form. As the event progresses the manipulation of the trees’ branches will eventually become actual symbols of the idea of man’s effort towards dominance over nature, underscoring one of the thematic elements explored within the photographs of the exhibition on display in the gallery.
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Schedule
from December 16, 2008 to January 31, 2009
Opening Reception on 2008-12-18 from 18:00 to 20:00