Labor Day, 1993. Jonathan Borovsky’s kinetic sculpture, Hammering Man, which resides outside the Seattle Art Museum (SAM), bore a new attachment: a seven hundred-pound, 19-foot circumference ball and chain, constructed of sheet metal and plate steel. Its cuff was lined with rubber, so as not to damage Hammering Man. There, the guerilla art piece stood for two days, a statement against working-class oppression, before it was removed on Sep. 8 by the Seattle Engineering Department. And as the attachment was detached, the legend was born.
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Last weekend, I went to the Museum of Museums (MoM) for the first time. Without any idea what exhibits they have displayed, the experience left me feeling surprised and enamored. From adorable doodles of cats…
There’s so much trust that we put in strangers. Driving, eating, shopping — these all require a roll of the dice, a little faith in the stranger next to you. But what about the carousel…