Collection Rotation: Wayne Smith
February 14, 2011 | ByFiled under: Projects/Series
Our regular feature, Collection Rotation. Every month or so I invite someone to organize a mini-“exhibition” from our collection works online. Today, please welcome visual and sound artist WAYNE SMITH. And Happy Valentine’s Day!]
The invitation to do the Collection Rotation came at a time when I was organizing some field recordings I’ve made over the past few years, so I decided to pair excerpts from a few of these with works from SFMOMA’s collection. In other cases, the art is accompanied by excerpts from songs or sampled audio I’m fond of.
If the works of art represented here were to suddenly turn into living, breathing people, it seems unlikely they would meet their soul mates in any of these arranged marriages, although it does seem possible that a few of them might become friends.
Vija Celmins, _Untitled (Ocean)_, 1975; Collection SFMOMA; © Vija Celmins
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John Cassavetes being interviewed (circa 1965) as he drives a convertible with a car radio playing, from the documentary A Constant Forge, 2000.
Willard Van Dyke, _Bone and Sky_, ca. 1932; The Henry Swift Collection
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Henry Flynt, “Raga Electric,” 1966, from the CD Raga Electric: Experimental Music, 1963–1971, Locust Music, 2002.
Ana Mendieta, _Imagen de Yagul_ , from the series _Silueta Works in Mexico, 1973–1977_, 1973; Collection SFMOMA; © Estate of Ana Mendieta Collection, Courtesy Galerie Lelong, New York
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Alexander Girard, _Platter for La Fonda del Sol Restaurant, New York_, ca. 1960; Collection SFMOMA; © Alexander Girard ®
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Cafeteria in Scotland playing a version of Fleetwood Mac’s Albatross on the PA system.
Robert Rauschenberg, _Erased de Kooning Drawing_, 1953; Collection SFMOMA; © Estate of Robert Rauschenberg/Licensed by VAGA, New York
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Song introduction, two outtakes, The Judy Garland Show television series, c. 1963–64.
Bruce Nauman, _Stamping in the Studio_, 1968; Collection SFMOMA; © Bruce Nauman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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Four consecutive 7.5-second clips of audio from Nauman’s Rhythmic Stamping, 1969.
Dr. William J. Pierce, _Spirit Photographs_, 1903; Collection SFMOMA
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Swarming bees near Cazadero, California.
Corita Kent, _tomorrow the stars_, 1966; Collection SFMOMA, Accessions Committee Fund purchase; © Estate of Corita Kent
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Sister Juliana Garza, “Days of September,” 1967, from the LP Mixed Expressions, private pressing. My parents subscribed to Look magazine in the late sixties, and I looked forward to seeing the nearly psychedelic word paintings of Sister Corita Kent that often appeared in it. Around the same time, our neighbors’ daughter — a nun in a Washington state convent — enjoyed some notoriety as a folksinger. The recent appearance on internet blogs of Sister Juliana Garza’s long out-of-print Mixed Expressions is a pleasure to see.
United States Atomic Energy Commission, _Atomic Tests in Nevada_, 1957; Collection SFMOMA
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Tom Recchion, “The Little Green Thing,” 1981, from the compilation The Lowest Form of Music: The Los Angeles Free Music Society 1971–1994, Cortical Foundation/RRRecords, 1995.
Richard Serra, _Gutter Corner Splash: Night Shift_, 1969/1995; Collection SFMOMA; © Richard Serra/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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Trains, Feather River Canyon, California.
Philip Guston, _Evidence_, 1970; Collection SFMOMA; © Estate of Philip Guston
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Guided By Voices, “Hey Aardvark,” from the 7″ EP Static Airplane Jive, Recordhead/Luna Music, 1993.
Charles and Ray Eames, _Leg Splint_, 1942; Collection SFMOMA
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Reading of U.S. Congressional vote, 2010 Health Care Reform legislation, recorded live from C-Span.
Wayne Smith is a San Francisco–based visual and sound artist whose glass/collage works were shown recently at Gallery 16. In 2001 he began his ongoing musical project, Aero-Mic’d, which employs combination of field recordings, sampling, and live playing with other musicians. Performances have taken place at Grace Cathedral and Meridian Gallery in San Francisco, and at Schindler House, Los Angeles.
Simply gorgeous Wayne.
February 14th, 2011 at 2:16 pmNice contrast with Vija Celmins and Cassavettes. I wish some of the audio pieces were longer!
February 14th, 2011 at 4:10 pmBeautiful set, Wayne! There’s a Sister Corita show in town now at the Museum of Craft and Folk art. Check it here:
March 1st, 2011 at 6:38 pmhttp://www.mocfa.org/exhibitions/index.htm
Such Beautiful artwork. This is an american dream to be able to see this in person is magical. Top Artists are at the MOMA. Mark Golob
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March 10th, 2012 at 9:30 am