ArtBabble: Nic Hess http://artbabble.org/artist/Nic_Hess/feed en Nic Hess's Spindle Implosion http://artbabble.org/video/hammer/nic-hesss-spindle-implosion <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-institution"> <div class="field-label">Institution:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/partner/hammer-museum">Hammer Museum</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>At the close of his installations, artist Nic Hess removes the used tape, wrapping it into densely packed balls. This video documents the de-installation of his Hammer Project "Automatic Crash Response" (2009).</p> http://artbabble.org/video/hammer/nic-hesss-spindle-implosion#comments Hammer Exhibitions Nic Hess Contemporary Art Hammer Museum http://artbabble.org/sites/default/files/bvideos/2e/2e3215492a2f5a00/poster-image-03.jpg 2e3215492a2f5a00 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:20:30 +0000 amandacarolinelaw 6221 at http://artbabble.org Artist Talk: Nic Hess http://artbabble.org/video/hammer/artist-talk-nic-hess <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-series"> <div class="field-label">Series:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/series/hammer-lectures">HAMMER LECTURES</a> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <a href="/series/hammer-lectures">HAMMER LECTURES</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-institution"> <div class="field-label">Institution:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/partner/hammer-museum">Hammer Museum</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>For the Hammer's Lobby Wall, Swiss artist Nic Hess presents <i>Automatic Crash Response</i>, a mixture of images in tape ranging from tombstone- like monuments of several recently failed banks, animals, how-to exercise diagrams, a generic shopping cart, the USPS logo and more to weave a lyrical quasi-narrative left for the viewer to decode. Nic Hess discusses <i>Automatic Crash Response</i>, as well as his other works.</p> http://artbabble.org/video/hammer/artist-talk-nic-hess#comments Architecture Nic Hess Contemporary Art Hammer Museum http://artbabble.org/sites/default/files/bvideos/a1/a17f731df6c3df48/poster-image-05.jpg a17f731df6c3df48 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:22:06 +0000 amandacarolinelaw 5312 at http://artbabble.org