Art that can take you for a ride. This exhibit by EJ Hill at MassMocha explores amusement parks as an intersection of ideas. This piece required quite a bit of actual engineering and maker know how.
In the month and a half leading up to the exhibition, Hill designed and constructed seven new sculptural works in the gallery in collaboration with MASS MoCA’s fabrication team. Assembled using recycled wood sourced from MASS MoCA’s wood shop and recycled neon works from Lite Brite Neon, each piece formally references parts of roller coasters and embodies the artist’s investigation into structuring and engineering joy. Upon entering the space, visitors must navigate through and around these structures, in effect participating in a choreography of joy. Indeed, Hill accomplished this by commissioning dancers and performers to activate the sculptures on several occasions.
Runs for about another month! EJ Hill: Break Run Helix continues at MASS MoCA (1040 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, Massachusetts) through February 11. The exhibition was curated by Alexandra Foradas, curator of Visual Art at MASS MoCA.
For his first solo museum show and largest exhibition to date, EJ Hill has created a massive installation that incorporates freestanding sculptures, paintings, a stage for performances, and a rideable sculptural installation inspired by the form and function of roller coasters. Hill’s practice focuses on everyday experiences that intermingle public struggle, endurance, trauma, and joy, whether within athletics, religion, the American education system, or amusement parks.
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