FLIGHT PLANS
Teacher Resources for Defying Gravity: Contemporary Art and Flight
Portfolio of Images
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Jonathan Borofsky
American, born 1942
I Dreamed I Could Fly, 2000
1 figure from group of 6 Fiberglas, 62 x 36 x 18 in. (157.5 x 91.4 x 45.7 cm)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
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Bill and Mary Buchen
American, born 1949 and 1948
Flight Wind Reeds, 2003
5 aluminum and stainless steel elements, with brass bells, on Museum grounds, each approximately 25 x 25 ft.
(7.6 x 7.6 m)
North Carolina Museum of Art |
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Ralph Helmick and Stuart Schechter
American, born 1952 and 1958
Untitled, 2003
Stainless steel cables, Mylar butterflies anchored by pewter weights, and other elements, approximately 30 x 17 x 26 ft. (9.1 x 5.2 x 7.9 m), suspended from ceiling
North Carolina Museum of Art
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Yvonne Jacquette
American, born 1934
Night Wing: Metropolitan Area Composite II, 1993
Oil on canvas, 80 3/4 x 56 3/4 in. (205.1 x 144.1 cm)
North Carolina Museum of Art
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Rosemary Laing
Australian, born 1959
flight research #3, 1999
Chromogenic print, 46 1/2 in. x 46 1/2 in. (118 x 188 cm)
Courtesy Gitte Weise Gallery, Sydney, Australia |
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Rosemary Laing
Australian, born 1959
flight research #4, 1999
Chromogenic print, 31 1/3 in. x 48 1/2 in. (80 x 123 cm)
Courtesy Gitte Weise Gallery, Sydney, Australia |
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Rosemary Laing
Australian, born 1959
flight research #5, 1999
Chromogenic print, 47 ½ x 101 ½ in. (120.6 x 258.3 cm)
Collection of Eileen and Peter Norton, Santa Monica |
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Rosemary Laing
Australian, born 1959
flight research #8, 1999/2000
Chromogenic print, 23 5/8 x 23 5/8 in. (60 x 60 cm)
Courtesy Gitte Weise Gallery, Sydney, Australia |
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Donald Lipski
American, born 1947
Baby Z, 1987
Wall-hung sculpture composed of aviator's helmet and artillery shell shipping case with pressure cuff, clamp, water, and glass
10 x 27 x 10 in. (25.4 x 68.9 x 25.4 cm)
Victoria Vesna
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Donald Lipski
American, born 1947
Broken Wings #3, 1986
Wall-hung sculpture composed of pod housing, buckets, periscopes, and miscellaneous hardware from salvage yard of Grumman Aero-space Corporation of Long Island, 43 x 46 x 52 in. (109.2 x 116.8 x 132.1 cm)
Collection of Phoenix Art Museum; Museum purchase with funds provided by the Men's Arts Council Sculpture Endowment
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Panamarenko
Belgian, born 1940
Raven's Variable Matrix, 2000
Artist-designed and -built airplane with body of polycarbonate, aluminum, steel, and felt; rubber wings; and motor
Wingspan approximately 17 ft. 7 in. (5.4 m)
Courtesy Mianko, Belgium
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Panamarenko
Belgian, born 1940
Super Pepto Bismo, 1996
Artist-designed and -built flying apparatus with 12 propellers and motor with electric ignition
39 x 59 x 31 ½ in. (99 x 150 x 80 cm)
Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap, Brussels, Belgium
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Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison
American, born 1968 and 1964
Flying Lesson, 1999
Waxed photogravure
Plate size: 20 x 18 in. (50.8 x 45.8 cm) Sheet size: 26 1/2 x 23 in. (67.3 x 58.4 cm)
Courtesy the artists and Bonni Benrubi Gallery, New York
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Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison
American, born 1968 and 1964
The Sower, 2002 Multicolor photogravure
Plate size: 18 ½ x 22 in. (47 x 55.8 cm)
Sheet size: 24 x 27 ½ in. (61 x 69.8 cm)
Courtesy the artists and Bonni Benrubi Gallery, New York
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Sophie Ristelhueber
French, born 1949
FAIT series, 1992
6 chromogenic prints, mounted on aluminum, each 39 3/8 x 51 3/16 x 2 in. (100 x 130 x 5.1 cm), overall 78 ¾ x 153 9/16 x 2 in. (200 x 390 x 5.1 cm)
Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York; George B. and Jenny R. Mathews Fund, 1997
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Leo Rubinfien
American, born 1954
Over the Pacific on a Flight to Hong Kong, 1984
Chromogenic print mounted on aluminum, 30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm)
Courtesy Robert Mann Gallery, New York
© Leo Rubinfien |
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Leo Rubinfien
American, born 1954
Over the Pacific on a Flight to San Francisco, 1986
Chromogenic print mounted on aluminum, 30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm)
Courtesy Robert Mann Gallery, New York
© Leo Rubinfien |
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John Schabel
American, born 1957
Untitled (Passenger 1#), 1994-97
Toned gelatin silver print, 23 ¼ x 19 ¼ in. (59.1 x 48.9 cm)
Courtesy the artist and Paul Morris Gallery, New York
© John Schabel 2002 |
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John Schabel
American, born 1957
Untitled (Passenger #10), 1994-97
Toned gelatin silver print, 23 ¼ x 19 ¼ in. (59.1 x 48.9 cm)
Courtesy the artist and Paul Morris Gallery, New York
© John Schabel 2002 |
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John Schabel
American, born 1957
Untitled (Passenger # 11), 1994-97
Toned gelatin silver print, 23 ¼ x 19 ¼ in. (59.1 x 48.9 cm)
Courtesy the artist and Paul Morris Gallery, New York
© John Schabel 2002 |
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John Schabel
American, born 1957
Untitled (Passenger #12), 1994-97
Toned gelatin silver print, 23 ¼ x 19 ¼ in. (59.1 x 48.9 cm)
Courtesy the artist and Paul Morris Gallery, New York
© John Schabel 2002 |
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Roman Signer
Swiss, born 1938
Still from Bed, 1997
Video with sound, 4-min.-5-sec. loop
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; Milton Fine Fund, 1999
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