Lars Fisk: Trashbags

Lars Fisk is showing Trashbags at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum (in Ridgefield, CT) through February 15th.

From the museum's website:

For this project Fisk has transformed a single block of black marble into a sculpture inspired by a pile of seven heavy-duty twist-tie trash bags. The life-size sculpture, which stands 63 inches tall, references the visibility of garbage found on city streets and will be installed by the main Museum entrance.

The practice of defining the folds in the plastic began as an exercise in reductive classical sculpture and became a stonecutting preoccupation for the artist. The pile of bags represents a paradox of everlasting disposability, addressing the issue of waste and the underlying question of its permanence.

Fisk's work has caught my eye before. PS1's Greater New York show in 2005 included Fisk's VW Ball:



For more trash bag art, see these earlier posts:

• Susan Robb's "Warmth Giant Black Toobs"
• Subway ventilation bag art