ART INSTALLATIONS

GRAND CENTRAL WINDOWS
At a time when stores in Grand Central Station were derelict and empty and a mob of unruly shoe-shine boys ruled 42nd Street once again artists were called in to save the day. Twenty-four diverse scenic artists were given 24 derelict empty spaces to open imaginary art stores. I was employed in sculpting two golden gilt horse heads. They stood profiling the grand avenue for six months night and day and became a point of interest such that a single bullet hole appeared in the glass. What is success?

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OFF SITE SHOW PS1
Buried deep in the catacombs of PS1 I found my site to bury in a cavernous darkness a glowing Hercules helmet and St. George's stone and sword. This odd placement was part of a special art show curated by Alanna Heis that was exhibited in semi accessible spaces of the museum.

AWARDS AND TROPHY COMMISSIONS

OPEN PALM AWARD
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The Open Palm Award was sponsored by Bruce Weber yearly as part of the Gotham Awards to be given to the best New York Independent film. Its open palm held a strip of film in the fingers and for many independent film makers symbolized the necessity of seeking funds for independent production. Jenny Livingstone, the first year's winner received the award for Paris is Burning, her epic documentary on houses of style. More than a dozen years and a dozen winners have been acknowledged by this statue.
P.S. It works as a perfect Betty Davis ashtray…

YOUTH RACE TROPHY

This statuette and trophy was recreated for yearly races held in Central Park for the children of New York sponsored by Mrs. Kerbs, guardian angel of the Central Park Model Yacht Club.

RUN-a-WAY WORK

CHINESE ACROBATS FOR THEA PORTER

Thea Porter as an early legendary London designer commissioned these tumbling aerialists in silver to fly across her Chinese silk pajama evening wear. When my silver troupe arrived in London and did her show they received wild applause.

KELTIC COLLECTION FOR MARY MCFADDEN

When Mary's upcoming collection turned to a Keltic theme I felt more than natural creating bronze animals which jumped from the illuminated manuscripts of Kells. Ms. McFadden showed the collection in the magnificent New York Public Library to a crush of New York's finest. Elbowing me by the runway, Elsa Klinch later covered my Keltic crosses on CNN, probably inspired when bare breasted beauties stalked down the runway in double waiste-length cruxifixes.

SCENIC SCULPTURES

BABE THE BLUE OX

Babe the Blue Ox was a local icon for Minnesota. I was commissioned by Neiman Marcus to recreate his great blue-ness larger than life and he served as the loyal babe in a brilliant photo with big Paul himself. He was constructed in one week as were these other display photo sculptures.

EXOTIC FRUIT

Strange as it may seem I was actually commissioned to carve these giant, luscious fruits tall as a person, and they were shipped for the opening of Armani Exchange's Santa Monica store. One would think Hollywood could have done a faster job, but I was happy ship my fruit to the west coast.

TITANIC

It may be a strange concept to have people exchanging gifts sitting in lifeboats as the Titanic sinks but one has to give latitude to creative art directors. The commissioned lifeboat had seating for six, Cunard line colors, and safety roping at the red gunwales. It was constructed in the front of the little store cleverly bolted in half to exit the little door. We launched it and tested it on the street as passerbys waved us bon voyage.

ILLUMINATED WINDOWS
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With the inclusion of natural specimens, chandelier crystals, sliced agates, and blue-rippled glass my stained glass windows always depicted the tumbling and splashing of water as the spiritual refreshment of light. They have graced Soho lofts and daily glowed in my landlord's office for thirty years reminding him what a good fellow I am.

MONUMENTS OF AMERICA

I continue to photograph roadside monuments, folk castles and almost anything that claims to be the world's largest and have my vintage photos of the Cadillac Ranch, Crazy Horse Mountain and the White Buffalo Monument. A sampling of this work was kindly published in German Playboy and earned me a fistful of Deutsche marks.