Art Talk
Tomás Saraceno at Bonakdar Gallery
Hunter Drohojowska-Philp hates spiders but likes the artist’s webs
By Hunter Drohojowska-Philp • • 3m ListenI hate spiders. Arachnaphobia doesn’t begin to describe it.
Tomás Saraceno Hybrid solitary semi-social solitary SAO 62297 built by: a solo Nephila senegalensis - three weeks, a sextet of Cyrtophora citricola - two weeks, a solo Fecenia sp. - two weeks, 2018 Spidersilk, carbon fiber, glass, metal 15 5/8 x 21 5/8 x 15 3/4 inches; 39.6 x 55 x 40.1 cm Courtesy of the artist and Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York/Los Angeles
Tomás Saraceno Semi-social mapping of QSO 1548+115 by a solo Cyrtophora citricola - one week, 2017 Spidersilk, archival paper, fixative, ink 29 1/8 x 41 inches; 74 x 104 cm Courtesy of the artist and Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York/Los Angeles
Tomás Saraceno HR 810 B/M, 2018 Stainless steel, steel thread, polyester rope, monofilament fishing line, mirror panels 25 5/8 x 43 3/8 x 43 3/8 inches; 65 x 110 x 110 cm Courtesy of the artist and Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York/Los Angeles
Installation view of Tomás Saraceno at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, Los Angeles January 12 to March 2, 2019 Courtesy of the artist and Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York/Los Angeles Photo credit: Joshua White / jwpictures.com
