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The gift: 17 (43)
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Object Description
Collection
Otis Library's Artists' Books
Author(s)
Lilligren, Ingrid
Title
The
gift
:
17
(43)
Date
1994
Physical Description
[9] leaves: ill.; 14 x 22 cm.
Subject(s)
Installations (Art) -- Los Angeles
Description
"
'The
Gift
' was
inspired
by a
colleague's
writings
on the
relationship
between
the
development
of
art
and the
origins
of
gift
giving
. The
art
"
crime
"
spread
over
a
floor
of the
Brewery
, a
renovated
Pabst
beer
factory
in
Los
Angeles
.
Lilligren
lived
and
worked
there for a
number
of
years
before
coming
to
Iowa
State
.
Lilligren
began
'The
Gift
'
one
June
night
by
snapping
a
continuous
red
chalk
line
on the
floor
. The
line
connected
the
43
doorways
on the
floor
. The
next
night
, she
sifted
a
circle
of
red-orange
sawdust
near
each
doorway
. A
small
square
of
vellum
,
folded
to
suggest
the
Pythagorean
Theory
, was
placed
in the
middle
of
each
circle
. A
clay
pod
form
with
blue
pigment
rubbed
on its
top
was
placed
atop
each
piece
of
vellum
. This was
done
without
any
tenant
knowing
who
did
it
. The
project
was
documented
with
photos
, and
Lilligren
admits
to
having
a
great
time
overhearing
people's
reaction
to her
work
.
After
two
days
, the
piles
of
sawdust
were
swept
into the
remaining
clay
pods
,
which
then were
left
at
each
doorway
. '
Some
people
took
the
pods
inside
and
kept
them.
Some
people
thought
the
project
was
really
beautiful
and
some
were
upset
about
it,
'
Lilligren
said
. '
One
woman
had been
dreaming
about
leaving
May
baskets
in
doorways
.
When
she
woke
up
and
walked
out
into the
hall
, she
found
the
pods
. On
some
level
, she was
picking
up
on what
I
was
doing
,
which
was
eerie
but
reflective
of the
deep
level
of
community
we
have with
people
we
might
not
always
acknowledge
or
recognize.'"--
Iowa
State
web
site's
description
of the
project
,
www.iastate.edu/Inside/1996/1206/Lilligren.html
"An
installation
at The
Brewery
,
Los
Angeles
,
California
during
June
,
1993"--cover
.
Donation
--
Pamela
Blackwell
.
Book Type(s)
Artists' books
Binding
Loose pages in folded vellum
Description
Collection
Otis Library's Artists' Books
Author(s)
Lilligren, Ingrid
Title
The
gift
:
17
(43)
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Cover
Image Description
Book
title
,
artist
'
name
of the
artist
, and
images
of
various
stages
of the
installation
of the
artist's
work
.
ImageID
artb48022A
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Content
The gift: 17 (43)
Cover
Selection of cards
Inside page
Inside page
Inside page
The gift: 17 (43)
Cover
Selection of cards
Inside page
Inside page
Inside page
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