Tue Sep 13, 2011
Posted September 6th, 2011 by Sandrine on The Present Tense
Interview with Daniel S. DeLuca
In early March, Art Fair season hit New York City, causing a frenzy
of artists and galleries getting their work ready for prospective
buyers. Grace Exhibition Space,
a gallery devoted to showing performance art in New York decided to
wrangle their resources and participate at Fountain Art Fair. In
Grace’s “Go Big or Go Home” fashion, all bases were covered. They
teamed up with Boston’s Mobius Artist Group to
organize performances to happen throughout the day and then Grace Space
invited other performance artists to make performances in the evening.
I had the pleasure of participating and witnessing performance art
taking over a space traditionally reserved for product-based artwork.
This event was appropriately named, “Infiltrate”.
A piece that stood out throughout the 4 days of “Infiltrate,” was Daniel S. DeLuca’s “demur”.
DeLuca, a Boston-area and Mobius artist, installed himself in front of
the space where galleries had created temporary spaces on Pier 66 in
Manhattan. DeLuca seemed unassuming, blending into a pile of scrap
metal and a forgotten caboose. He held a sledgehammer in one hand,
standing in front of a steel plate he foraged from the immediate
environment. A second sledgehammer was attached to the plate. A few
feet away, he installed a “Contract for Sale” for this performance
piece. For 8 hours for 3 consecutive days, DeLuca repeatedly hit the
sledgehammers together, building a steadfast and cacophonous addition to
the sonic landscape.
The Present Tense recently interviewed DeLuca about this piece, his process and practice.
Enjoy!
Full Interview here:
http://thepresenttense.org/archive/?p=645
photo: Bob Raymond
