And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
One of Gordon Matta-Clark’s efforts. Call himself an “anarchitect”, sort of a anarchist architect. Went around cutting up old abandoned (usually) structures and taking pictures of them to make social statements. Shot out all the windows in an art museum with an air rifle as part of one of his projects for them. Understand they were not pleased.
I believe this is a hotel in New York City in mid 70s. Used a chainsaw and hammers.
Here’s an article about him, I believe the photo and it is from the backside of that exterior wall hole. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/nov/30/gordon-matta-clark-new-york-art-deconstruction
What on earth did that?
ReplyDeleteThat looks like it was cut, not shot. The interior walls and floor edges are far too smooth and all are almost perfectly round.
ReplyDeleteWhatever it was, it was the big one.
ReplyDeleteThat's a hole left by a Boeing 757.... so FAST that it doesn't leave impression of wings nor engines. THAT'S fast! Believe it even faster.
ReplyDeleteOne of Gordon Matta-Clark’s efforts. Call himself an “anarchitect”, sort of a anarchist architect. Went around cutting up old abandoned (usually) structures and taking pictures of them to make social statements. Shot out all the windows in an art museum with an air rifle as part of one of his projects for them. Understand they were not pleased.
ReplyDeleteI believe this is a hotel in New York City in mid 70s. Used a chainsaw and hammers.
Here’s an article about him, I believe the photo and it is from the backside of that exterior wall hole.
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/nov/30/gordon-matta-clark-new-york-art-deconstruction
There used to be a house in the Montrose section of Houston that was similarly entertaining, called the Vortex House:
ReplyDeleteYou could actually walk through the vortex to the other side of the house.
http://www.strangebuildings.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/2011/07/hole-house-houston-tx-usa.html
It was shot by one of those AR47, 9mm, silenced high capacity bullet guns Branden is so worried about. ---ken
ReplyDeleteSeems legit.
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So that's what you get when you allow more than 8 bullets per round???
DeleteTermites. Big ones.
ReplyDeleteIt's art eh? Ok... different enough and not bad.
ReplyDeleteDID THEY YELL, INCOMIN???
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