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Rubén Ortiz-Torres
Power Tools (Herramientas)1999

Not on view
Gallery installation with two green artificial-turf pedestals holding gas-powered backpack leaf blowers, below a fringed black banner reading 'Power Tools / Southern Califas' in gold lettering
Artist or Maker
Rubén Ortiz-Torres
Mexico, Mexico City, active Mexico City and Los Angeles, born 1964
Title
Power Tools (Herramientas)
Place Made
Mexico
Date Made
1999
Medium
.1) Tool #1: customized leaf-blower machine with electric motor and car battery (by Cody Sanchez) and chromed low-rider bicycle club plaque, displayed on mirror and Astroturf pedestal, on a carpet of Astroturf ringed with cedar chips; .2) Tool #2: customized leaf-blower machine with 24-karat gold-plated engine, velvet, and metal-flake apple candy paint, displayed on mirror and Astroturf pedestal, on a carpet of Astroturf ringed with cedar chips; .3) Banner: synthetic fabric banner
Dimensions
Overall dimensions approximately: 96 x 96 x 96 in. (243.84 x 243.84 x 243.84 cm) variable
Credit Line
Modern and Contemporary Art Council, 2000 Art Here and Now Purchase
Accession Number
M.2000.124.1-.3
Classification
Installation Art
Collecting Area
Contemporary Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Unsettled: Art + Environment Conference 2017. Munich: Hirmer Verlag GmbH; Reno: Nevada Museum of Art, 2017.