Final stretch. Everything at this point is hard, repetitive and not immediately rewarding. Not like pouring the kernels. But it’s got to be done so that we can get the whole circus into the gallery next week and then assemble everything. The show opens September 6, which is really, really soon.
Above – Jack, polishing the steel struts for painting and working on a serious sunburn. He was determined to just boil away, listening to his iPod while working in the hot sun.
Above – This is what I did on Wednesday. Raymond and I polished all of the kernel backs so that they could be painted. The kernels that already have backs attached are being painting inside of a protective jig Eric rigged up.
Above – The last (I think) kernel arrives. Neil Nagy (at left) wanted to paint his by hand. So Eric poured a green kernel and gave it a matte finish for painting.
Above – My world yesterday was being in the spray booth with Nick, blowing out and generally assisting while he cut larger holes in the back of some of the kernels so that they would fit better onto the structure.
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