More details from Christie (www.christiedigital.com):
“No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man,” which opened at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C. on March 30, got an assist from Christie in the form of a donated 1DLP laser projector and lens.
The Christie projectors power a series of black and white silent movies created by Bree Hylkema, lead artist with the Oakland, CA-based Five Ton Crane artists collective. The movies play an integral role in the Five Ton Crane artwork, which pays tribute to the Burning Man tradition of art cars rolling around the desert flats.
The [Smithsonian’s] Renwick Gallery invited us to build a ‘mutant vehicle’ for this exhibit,” said Five Ton Crane co-founder David Shulman. “Our concept is a 1920s Art Deco movie palace on wheels — in essence, an open air ‘drive-in movie theater’ and performance space.” Hence the black-and-white movie.
“There are three rows of seats, a concession stand, candy and popcorn and ticket booth — all done in our own version of 1920s style,” Shulman added. “Additionally, our exhibit is fully modular, allowing for the mutant vehicle to be built and then re-assembled inside the main first floor gallery.”
The artwork is one of six major pieces featured as part of a group exhibit on display through mid-September, 2018, which tie into an extended tribute to Burning Man artistry that runs until Jan. 2019.
