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Fugitive Time/ Meridian

Implements of knowledge,  1992: wooden tool handles, books, oil paint; dimensions variable (the largest one is about five feet long).

Circular Time,  1990:  books, oil paint, wood, applied metal leaf, 30 inches in diameter. Different kinds of time are represented: these 'texts' include Midwatergate, Early Cretaceous, T'ang, Late Prohibition, Before, and many others.&

Kinderschule,  1992: books, oil paint, altered chairs, used children's clothing, red yarn.  Approximately 10 feet in diameter

1989 (Cultural Reliquary),  1989: window, book, applied text, brass numbers, chain. 28 x 17 x 3 inches. Text:
You will have to imagine what was here.  No one saw it coming: the fear and rage got out of control when everyone and everyt

Old Science,  1992: books, glass, applied text, wood, velvet, 40 x 80 x 32 inches.  On the inside of the book sculptures, facing the 'crystal ball,' there are five words, one on each: Health, Fame, Wealth, Respect, and Happiness.

Angelology,  1993: beeswax, 22 x 60 x 8 inches.  The clothes that angels would wear if they had bodies-- which they don't.

Ghost Books,  1992: books, oil paint, ink, glass, steel, 10 feet x 6 feet x 20 inches

Time heals all wounds,  1992:  windows, blackboard, oil paint, applied text & images, 93 x 44 x 9 inches. Text:
Just as a Tree grows over the place where a branch has broken off, bones & skin almost always reknit if wrapped

Time heals all wounds,  Detail

His Story,  1993: lumber saw, applied text, 60 x 11 x 7 inches.  The words are Veni, Vidi, Vinci -- I came, I saw, I conquered.-- Julius Caesar.

Trophy: Harlequin,  1992: books, oil paint, applied gold leaf titles, brass sconces, horns.  These fictional Harlequin romance novel titles/authors include : Savage Capture , by Marabel Morgan; Heart Rustler , by Nancy Reagan; and Minx

Three Baroque Hourglasses,  1993: glass, fabric, wood; 18"x 43 x 10 inches. L to r: Henry of Navarre, Montaigne, Erasmus.

Installation shot, SECA exhibition, 1992, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Character Study,  1990: books, oil paint, wood, 140" x 70" x 5". 26 book ‘characters’ imply both letters and individuals; the ‘skin’ of the book pieces is painted like—skin.

Fugitive Time/ Meridian

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