We caught the last day of Tara Donovan’s Plastic Cup exhibit at Pace Wildenstein Gallery in Chelsea. I felt like I was in an ice skating rink waiting for the Zamboni to come clear the rink.
Steve wanted to know who would buy such a thing. I said people will. Let’s ask at the desk. So after doing a lap around the large piece we hovered at the desk til I caught the eye of the attendant who was very sweet and answered all our questions. Yes, there were several potential buyers interested but nobody had “pulled the trigger.” There are 3 million cups I believe she said and they would all be carted off in boxes to be stored until the next time. Donovan always recycles her materials I was assured.
Steve was worried about how you would dust such a thing. I thought you wouldn’t worry about it but just replace it periodically (How much could 3 million plastic cups cost — plus the 4 days of labor that Donovan and assistants put in to install the work.) Steve said it was really the idea you were buying if you bought it. I think that’s right.
