Klein Bottle with the Image of Its Own Making (after Robert Morris), 2014
mixed-media
Blown glass, micro video projector, media player and one USB drive with media file, cables, MDF, latex paint
22” x 15” x 15”
Overall: 53 ½” x 19” x 19”
Edition of five and one artist's proof
A klein bottle is a mathematical form in which inside and outside are ambiguous instead being one continuous surface. The artist made a video recording of the bottle being made and projected it “inside” the form, a direct reference to Robert Morris’s Box with the Sound of Its Own Making from 1961.
“Aloidia Piorm,” James Harris Gallery, Seattle, Washington, January 16 – March 1, 2014.
"Gary Hill," James Harris Gallery at The Silicon Valley Contemporary Art Fair, San Jose, California, April 10 — April 13, 2014.
"Portland Art Museum (recent acquisitions)," Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon, 2014.
“Gary Hill: Depth Charge,” Lia Rumma Gallery, Milan, February 26 – April 18, 2015.
"Gary Hill," James Harris Gallery at Pier 94: The Armory Show (Contemporary), Seattle, Washington, March 5 — March 8, 2015.
Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Durbar Hall, Kochi, India, December 12, 2016 — March 29, 2017.
"Summer 2017, A Preview of Next Season," bitforms gallery, New York June 22 — July 30, 2017
"Gary Hill: Always Rings Twice," WEST, Den Haag, The Netherlands, February 16 – May 13, 2018
"Gary Hill: Momentombs," Suwon Art Museum, Suwon, Korea, November 26, 2019 — March 6, 2020.
"Sums & Differences | Gary Hill, Steina and Woody Vasulka," LÁ Art Museum, Hveragerði, Iceland, September 17 – December 18, 2022.
"Gary Hill: Mind's Eye Blink(s)," In Situ/Fabienne Leclerc, Romanville, November 6 – December 23, 2022 (The Engender Project held over to January 31, 2023).
"Sums & Differences | Gary Hill, Steina and Woody Vasulka," House of the Arts, Brno, Czech Republic, December 13, 2023 — March 3, 2024.
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