Sean Duffy
12 Nov - 21 Dec 2011
SEAN DUFFY
Sean Duffy ́s Garage Sale
12 November - 21 December, 2011
Everything is for sale! First come, first serve! Cash and carry! As is! All sales are final!
Sean Duffy is bringing his garage to Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects for a special benefit from November 12 - December 22. Equal parts repository of ideas and accumulation of objects, Duffy's garage is full of experiments, prototypes and inspirational materials that drive his practice into ever new and uncharted territory. Come on by and pick up drawings, paintings, prints, sculptures, books, records, bicycles, tires, chairs, tables, scrap wood, etc. - all at unbeatable prices. Duffy regularly transforms trash into treasure; now you can repurpose his thought processes into unique holiday presents for friends and family. Proceeds from sales will support the creation of new art.
Duffy's current project is to become a race-car driver – to prepare for a grueling 1000 mile test of endurance, skill, and character. This adventure is designed to mine his family's involvement in off-road racing in the 60s and 70s, to explore father/son relationships, and to disrupt suburban ennui. And in line with the age-appropriate theme of a mid-life crisis, Duffy has acquired an impractical vehicle with exceptional power (in low gears) and outfitted it in zebra stripes.
Car 23 has indeed succeeded in turning the heads of museum visitors, weekend warriors, and co-driver Rhonda Rodgers. This '64 Toyota Land Cruiser is a tribute to the ones Duffy's father raced in the Mexican 1000, Mint 400 and other desert races back in the day. Car 23 first appeared as the central sculpture in Hilites (Miami Art Museum, 2008). Its inappropriate Chevy small-block V8 engine became Small Block (Can't Stop It, Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, 2009). In 2010, Duffy had it outfitted with a Toyota engine and drove it into the Laguna Art Museum for Searcher. Now, Duffy is preparing Car 23 to go back from art to life.
Sean Duffy ́s Garage Sale
12 November - 21 December, 2011
Everything is for sale! First come, first serve! Cash and carry! As is! All sales are final!
Sean Duffy is bringing his garage to Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects for a special benefit from November 12 - December 22. Equal parts repository of ideas and accumulation of objects, Duffy's garage is full of experiments, prototypes and inspirational materials that drive his practice into ever new and uncharted territory. Come on by and pick up drawings, paintings, prints, sculptures, books, records, bicycles, tires, chairs, tables, scrap wood, etc. - all at unbeatable prices. Duffy regularly transforms trash into treasure; now you can repurpose his thought processes into unique holiday presents for friends and family. Proceeds from sales will support the creation of new art.
Duffy's current project is to become a race-car driver – to prepare for a grueling 1000 mile test of endurance, skill, and character. This adventure is designed to mine his family's involvement in off-road racing in the 60s and 70s, to explore father/son relationships, and to disrupt suburban ennui. And in line with the age-appropriate theme of a mid-life crisis, Duffy has acquired an impractical vehicle with exceptional power (in low gears) and outfitted it in zebra stripes.
Car 23 has indeed succeeded in turning the heads of museum visitors, weekend warriors, and co-driver Rhonda Rodgers. This '64 Toyota Land Cruiser is a tribute to the ones Duffy's father raced in the Mexican 1000, Mint 400 and other desert races back in the day. Car 23 first appeared as the central sculpture in Hilites (Miami Art Museum, 2008). Its inappropriate Chevy small-block V8 engine became Small Block (Can't Stop It, Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, 2009). In 2010, Duffy had it outfitted with a Toyota engine and drove it into the Laguna Art Museum for Searcher. Now, Duffy is preparing Car 23 to go back from art to life.