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AN INSTALLATION GROWS IN BROOKLYN: ARTIST Chris RUCKER: A VISUAL REPORT BY JOE LALLY

Submitted by Wayne on Wed, 2008-02-13 01:54.

I grow more and more in awe of Joe Lally each day. He's become a super-sharp contributer to The Imagist, with not only his snaps of very beautiful boys, but in his ability to turn us on to the coolest art ventures, right this minute. Here's Joe's latest piece:

A recent installation of artist/designer/construction worker Chris Rucker, who works primarily with wooden sheet material, in this case strand board, a material traditionally used as a plywood replacement for exterior sheathing and sub-flooring. This work is in the basement of a building being constructed in Williamsburg, Brooklyn that Rucker has worked on as well as photographed throughout its construction. The work incorporates the basic building block from Rucker's furniture line he began in 2001. His first basic unit is a chair which he uses as a simple prop to stand a full sheet of material on its edge. This connects with much of the photography and drawing that form how Rucker looks at many of the processes of building. CHRIS RUCKER IS MAKING FURNITURE AND SPACE INTO AN ART MEDIUM, AND THIS IN MY VISUAL REPORT:

AN INSTALLATION GROWS IN BROOKLYN: ARTIST CHRIS RUCKER: A VISUAL REPORT BY JOE LALLY