Andrew J. Greene Hope
Ten used toy vending machines² are installed in the corridor beside the entrance of the gallery. Each vending machine displays a different collection of antique items.
A polished, black, granite sculpture depicting an antique film camera sits near the entrance of the gallery and points inward.³
A 48-foot-long aluminum railing is suspended from the ceiling in the centre of the gallery. The railing consists of (six) 8-foot sections, each of which is engraved with two phrases,â´ one on each side. A doubled series of red, cardboard numbers, one to nine with zero at the end, hang from the railing.âµ Small desktop fans are assimilated into the architecture of the railing and animate the numbers.
A mirror made to look like an antique film cameraⶠis centred on the back wall.
A motorised, life-size, swan decoyâ· is mounted to the wall in the back corner of the gallery.
² They were designed to appeal to children with bright colors and dispensed little tchotchkes and toys in plastic capsules.
³The sculpture is a 1:1 translation of a portion of a headstone in Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, CA.
â´ The phrases are appropriated from storefront signage, book titles, and radio advertisements.
âµ Jack’s Candy, a wholesale candy outlet in downtown Los Angeles displays numbered piñatas along a tensioned cable near the entrance of the store causing them to occasionally sway in the breeze.
ⶠThe mirror is a 1:1 translation of an existing mirror in the men’s bathroom of a Casablanca themed restaurant in Venice, CA.
â· A swan decoy is used to scare away smaller fowl and prevent them from nesting on private property.
Cardboard, aluminum, fans
Dimensions variable; each number approx. 55.9 x 30.5 x 7.6 cm, 22 x 12 x 3 in
Custom-made sign
Sign: 60 x 60 cm, 23 5/8 x 23 5/8 in Overall: 80 x 77 x 20 cm, 31 1/2 x 30 1/4 x 7 7/8 in
Toy capsule vending machine, crystal paperweights
76.2 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm, 30 x 10 x 10 in
Toy capsule vending machine, cast iron banks
76.2 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm, 30 x 10 x 10 in
Toy capsule vending machine, silver banks
76.2 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm, 30 x 10 x 10 in
Toy capsule vending machine, copper ashtrays
76.2 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm, 30 x 10 x 10 in
Toy capsule vending machine, silver gift box
76.2 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm, 30 x 10 x 10 in
Toy capsule vending machine, crystal paperweights
76.2 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm, 30 x 10 x 10 in
Toy capsule vending machine, cast iron banks
76.2 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm, 30 x 10 x 10 in
Toy capsule vending machine, silver salt and pepper shakers
76.2 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm, 30 x 10 x 10 in
Toy capsule vending machine, silver candy dishes
76.2 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm, 30 x 10 x 10 in
Toy capsule vending machine, cast iron banks
76.2 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm, 30 x 10 x 10 in