GARDAR EIDE EINARSSON – FLAGWASTE
2018-09-17In November of 2016, Hillary Clinton was widely presumed to be the frontrunner in the American presidential election. During the early evening hours of the eighth, however, it became clear that her opponent would be declared the victor. Shortly before the election, Team Gallery had opened a solo show by Gardar Eide Einarsson at its project space on the West Coast. Included in that exhibition was a work entitled Flagwaste, a substantial sculpture that consists of remnants from the production of American flags. The materials had been obtained directly from U.S. factories, the residual waste of the flags’ fabrication process. The factories contacted were asked simply to sweep the floors at close of day, box the refuse and ship them to the gallery. The red, white and blue material was displayed as a giant, contiguous mound in the center of one of the gallery’s spaces.
Opposite – Installation view
Exhibition runs through to December 1st, 2018
team (gallery, inc.)
83 Grand Street
NY
NY 10013
