« 9,000-Year-Old Neolithic Child's Necklace | Home | Screen Repair Tape »

August 12, 2024

'The Way Things Go'

From websites:

Inside a warehouse, Swiss artists Peter Fischli (b. 1952) and David Weiss (1946—2012) built an enormous, precarious structure 100 feet long made out of common household items — tea kettles, tires, old shoes, balloons, wooden ramps, etc.

Then, with fire, water, gravity, and chemistry, they created a spectacular chain reaction, a self-destructing performance of physical interactions, chemical reactions, and precisely crafted chaos worthy of Rube Goldberg or Alfred Hitchcock.

Called "the merry pranksters of contemporary art" (The New York Times), Fischli and Weiss collaborated for 33 years, drawing worldwide notoriety and praise for taking on big questions with humble materials and a tongue-in-cheek manner.

"The Way Things Go" remains their most acclaimed and beloved work.

Wrote J. Hoberman in the New York Times, "Among the most admired artworks of the late 20th century — enshrined in the Museum of Modern Art's permanent collection, emulated by TV ads, music videos, and made-for-YouTube movies — and one of the headiest."

Stream the 30-minute film in its entirety here.

August 12, 2024 at 04:01 PM | Permalink


Comments

Post a comment