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Tim Hawkinson Bat 2007 Radio Shack bags, twist ties 16.5 x 40.6 x 7.6 cm Collection of Patty Wickman, Los Angeles Photograph by The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California © Tim Hawkinson, courtesy PaceWildenstein, New York
Tim Hawkinson Blastula 1999 green pens, resin 50.8 x 50.8 x 48.3 cm Private Collection, New York Photograph by Ellen Labenski, courtesy PaceWildenstein, New York © Tim Hawkinson, courtesy PaceWildenstein, New York
Tim Hawkinson Balloon Self-Portrait #4 1996 latex, air pump, air 2 parts, figure 182.9 x 121.9 x 83.8cm; wall component dimensions variable Photograph courtesy of the artist and PaceWildenstein, New York © Tim Hawkinson, courtesy PaceWildenstein, New York
Tim Hawkinson Moebius Ship 2006 wood, plastic, plexiglass, rope, staples, string, twist ties, glue 264.2 x 309.9 x 129.5 cm Photograph by Steve Olivier, courtesy of PaceWildenstein, New York © Tim Hawkinson, courtesy PaceWildenstein, New York
Tim Hawkinson Drip 2002 polyethylene, mechanical components, water dimensions variable Photograph courtesy of the artist and PaceWildenstein, New York © Tim Hawkinson, courtesy PaceWildenstein, New York
Tim Hawkinson Sonic 2004 bronze 63.5 x 61 x 73.7 cm edition of 6 [check edition number in show] Collection of Clare Hawkinson, Los Angeles Photograph by Kerry Ryan McFate, courtesy PaceWildenstein, New York © Tim Hawkinson, courtesy PaceWildenstein, New York
Tim Hawkinson Gimbled Klein Basket 2007 bamboo, motor, pulley, drive belt 279.4 x 355.6 x 137.2 cm Photograph by Joshua White, courtesy of PaceWildenstein, New York © Tim Hawkinson, courtesy PaceWildenstein, New York
Tim Hawkinson Sweet Tweet 2004 bronze 139.7 x 48.3 x 40.6 cm Collection of Clare Hawkinson, Los Angeles Photograph courtesy of the artist and PaceWildenstein, New York © Tim Hawkinson, courtesy PaceWildenstein, New York
Tim Hawkinson Scout 2006−07 cardboard, box strapping, urethane foam 182.9 x 254 x 147.3 cm Photograph by Joshua White, courtesy of PaceWildenstein, New York © Tim Hawkinson, courtesy PaceWildenstein, New York
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Installation of Tim Hawkinson's 'Adrift' in MCA galleries

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Video footage of the installation of US artist Tim Hawkinson's 'Adrift' artwork. The creation of this work involves inflating a large membrane away from the gallery wall. The work was shown as part of the MCA exhibition 'Tim Hawkinson: Mapping the Marvellous' from 11 December 2007 until 5 March 2008.

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Installation of Tim Hawkinson's 'Adrift' in MCA galleries

Running Time: 0:48

Video footage of the installation of US artist Tim Hawkinson's 'Adrift' artwork. The creation of this work involves inflating a large membrane away from the gallery wall. The work was shown as part of the MCA exhibition 'Tim Hawkinson: Mapping the Marvellous' from 11 December 2007 until 5 March 2008.

Tim Hawkinson: Mapping The Marvellous



11 December 2007 - 5 March 2008

For his Australian premiere, the MCA in association with Sydney Festival
presents Los Angeles-based Tim Hawkinson, whose ingenious constructions of everyday objects have brought him widespread recognition as one of the most original artists working today.

Known for his large-scale kinetic and sound-producing works, Hawkinson’s intricate and playful constructions engage with the human body and portraiture, incorporating mechanical components and materials such as
latex, plastic, cardboard and string.

Other works refer to our obsessive human need for order and containment, using maps and charts, volumes and measurements to document the world in all its excess.

For his MCA solo exhibition, the artist presents sculptures, photo collages, and drawings from the mid 1990s to the present. It introduces his extraordinary new creations - amoung them a bat created from shredded black plastic bags and twistie ties - as well as inflatable self portraits, monstrous beings and fantastical struct ures that chatter, whistle, rotate and spin.

ADMISSION: $10 Adult / $7 Concession & children/ $20 Families/ MCA Members free



SKETCH Kids Activity Journal

for Tim Hawkinson: Mapping the Marvellous features drawings by Sydney artists Lucas Ihlein and Simon Yates.

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Also available at the MCA for free with exhibition admission.

Presented in Association with

The MCA acknowledges the assistance of Arts NSW through the New South Wales Government Exhibitions Indemnification Scheme.






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