Tom sachs took his space program to the next level with a fourweek mission to mars that recast the park avenue armorys 55,000 square foot wade thompson drill hall as an immersive space odyssey with an installation of dynamic and meticulously crafted sculptures. On view tom sachs designed an artfilled obstacle course to deter posers from buying his new sneakers. Artist tom sachs builds a mission to mars on the cheap, directed by his longtime collaborator van neistat. Mars exhibit at the park avenue armory in new york. Gagosian gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition by tom sachs. At tom sachss space camp, youll fail, but be stronger for it and maybe get a pair of his nikes ann binlot contributor opinions expressed by forbes contributors are their own. Documenting tom sachss art project that imagined a journey into space, this is a funny, invigorating and inspirational ode to being the cleverest kid in the room. Tea ceremony, presented at the noguchi museum from march 23 to july 24, 2016. This publication documents the culmination of his research. Yes, you read that correctlymanhattan is currently home to a fourweek mission to mars led by the tom sachs space program. Artist tom sachs had a new york city exhibit in 2012 entitled space program 2. In a space program, internationally acclaimed artist tom sachs takes us on an intricately handmade journey to the red planet, providing audiences with an intimate, first person look into his. Tom sachs film a space program takes audiences to mars.
Mars the exhibit displayed handmade interstellar crafts, tools, devices, gear, video feeds, animation, and more, all recounting the. In a space program, internationally acclaimed artist tom sachs takes us on an intricately handmade journey to the red planet, providing audiences with an. Those are just two of the many exercises inside tom sachss space camp. Tom sachs has earned worldwide attention for his meticulous sculptures and projects. Mars, which opened at new yorks park avenue armory in 2012. The film is both a piece of art in its own right and a recording of sachs historic piece, space program 2. The art production fund gala brought emily ratajkowski and david byrne to the tom sachs space program. In 2016, the noguchi museum hosted a solo exhibition of sachs work the first by an artist other than noguchi himself. It takes a lot of work to land these collectible kicks. Produced on the occasion of tom sachs space program. Nikecraft collection will be sold along side signature sachs. Tom sachs celebrity profile check out the latest tom sachs photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Iconic artist tom sachs has adapted his brandconscious art into feature film a space program that centers on a makebelieve nasa mission to mars tom sachs on a space program. See photos of artist tom sachs take on mars exploration in his 2012 exhibit space.
Tom sachs on a space program, showing his art in film. In a space program, presented in its definitive directors cut, internationally acclaimed artist tom sachs takes us on an intricately handmade journey to the red planet, providing audiences with an intimate, firstperson look into his studio and methods. The only way to get a pair of the tom sachs x nike mars yard 2. A space program official trailer tom sachs adventure. For over a decade, sachs has pondered the technical ingenuity and romance. Artist tom sachs takes his space program to the next level with a four week mission to mars that recasts the 55,000 square foot wade thompson drill hall as an immersive space odyssey with an installation of dynamic and meticulously crafted sculptures. Published march 18, 2016 300 color copies 72 pages 8. In addition, sachs allows followers to download an uptodate. Every piece of artwork hes ever made out of his soho studio has a serial number imprinted on it. As part of his ongoing space program, he has revived nasas apollo project, re. Mars will be open to the public at the park avenue armory from may 16th until june 17th. A space program is a story about tom sachs 2012 park avenue armory installation.
Sarah hoover alex chohlaswood chris beeston elvira muntoni gordon millsaps iris jaffe jason kotara marta perovic nick doyle oksana todorova sarah vasil tyler healy liz ensz farrah karapetian. Art production funds 10th annual gala honors sarah hoover and tom sachs. Tom sachs designed an art obstacle course to deter posers. This is the filmed version of the exhibitproject featuring mission control sachs is the commander, while others are his team of experts crew members, plus two astronauts, and a live audience with laughing and clapping. Vito schnabel gallery was founded in 2015 by vito schnabel. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. As well as offering insight into what make plywood such an admirable material, the film follows the artist and his crews efforts. In a space program, internationally acclaimed artist tom sachs takes us on an intricately handmade. You can register for a spot at tom sachs x nikecraft space camp at nikecraft. Tom sachs is a director and writer, known for 46664 1 minute of art to aids 2003, a space program 2015 and the neistat brothers 2010. Tom sachs is a sculptor, probably best known for his elaborate recreations of various modern icons, all of them masterpieces of engineering and. The movie, and sachss work in general, is resourceful, cheeky, and fun.
Sachs continues to work on developing the space program. In addition, sachs allows followers to download an uptodate moon rock report that includes detailed information on each collected sample. The lowtech nature of sachs illusionary expedition to the red planet stands in contrast to nasas stateofthe art space exploration. Artist tom sachs took his space program to the next level with a fourweek mission to mars that recast the park avenue armorys 55,000 square foot wade thompson drill hall as an immersive space odyssey with an installation of dynamic and meticulously crafted sculptures. For over a decade, sachs has pondered the technical ingenuity and romance with the unknown that brought america the apollo program. For more than a decade sachs has pondered the homespun technical ingenuity and romance with the unknown that brought america the apollo program. For information on the book featured in this film, anatomy of strength training. The project continues, posteuropa, in a return to earth and tea ceremony, at the nasher sculpture center in dallas, september 9, 2017 to january 7, 2018.
A selfproclaimed bricoleur, tom sachs engages with high art, disposable consumer culture, and everything in between. In a space program, internationally acclaimed artist tom sachs takes us on an intricately handmade journey to the red planet, providing audiences with an intimate, first person look into his studio and methods. Mars, sculptor tom sachs and his team of astroartists have crafted an otherworldly fantasy out of common materials, assembling the components of a space. On set with tom sachs in his rockaway beach surf house. I just took advantage of how busy tom was to do whatever i wanted and then after the show was installed there were multiyear arguments over shots he wanted. In his exuberant manufacture of objects and scenarios, sachs asks barbed questions of modern creativity that relate to conception, production, consumption, and circulation. For years the sculptorfilmmakerpainter has been working on a series he calls space program that makes art. Critiquing the speed and regularity with which a materialistic society replaces commodities, sachs uses both a profusion of commercial icons in his work and builds his own functioning versions of consumer goods using repurposed items, such as the glossy, black prada. Lots of artists make mission statements about their work. The four week mission to mars repurposes 55000 square feet of the wade thompson drill hall at the park avenue armory, new york with an.
See photos of artist tom sachs take on mars exploration in his 2012 exhibit space program. In 2012, sachs revisited the program with space program 2. Tom sachs a space program is a mission to mars like youve never seen before. Tom sachs has built an international reputation for his elaborate installations. Rare earths, which sachs has been planning for the hall of contemporary art, is the continuation of his spectacularly staged journeys to the.
Excerpt from a space program, 2014 tom sachs and van neistat sn. In conjunction with the opening show, vsg presented an offsite public art installation by sterling ruby, entitled stoves, in a garden across from the gallery at the kulm hotel. Others include a deadlift course, a knottying challenge, and a balance beam that ends with a jump onto the roof of a. His bestknown work, the nasa space program, had a huge, intricately built lunar module made from foamcore. Using everyday materials such as plywood, duct tape, and screws, sachs and his nasa crew transformed the park avenue armory into his own idea of the red planet. The film is both a piece of art in its own right and a recording. Mars at the park avenue armory, new york, may 16 june.
The exhibition traveled to yerba buena center for the arts in an expanded form as tom sachs. Using his signature bricolage technique and simple materials that comprise the daily surrounds of his new york studio, sachs engineers the. Space program 2007 gagosian gallery 8 september 2007 october 2007. Tees printed on fruit of the loom, so it will feel and look like your favorite shirt after the first wash.
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