Chris Duncan
APRIL 6TH, 1968-APRIL 6TH 2015.
1218 28TH STREET, OAKLAND CALIFORNIA. RUBBING OF BASEMENT FLOOR WHERE BOBBY HUTTON AND ELDRIDGE CLEAVER HID OUT IN THE MOMENTS BEFORE BOBBY HUTTON WAS MURDERED BY OAKLAND POLICE., 2015
Crayon on muslin
64 x 72 inches
Chris Duncan
BROWN BRICK 1, SIX MONTH EXPOSURE SUMMER-WINTER 2014, 2014
Fabric, sun, time
16 x 14 inches
Chris Duncan
BROWN BRICK 2, SIX MONTH EXPOSURE SUMMER-WINTER 2014, 2014
Fabric, sun, time
18 x 16 inches
Chris Duncan
BLUE BRICK 1, SIX MONTH EXPOSURE SUMMER-WINTER 2014, 2014
Fabric, sun, time
20 x 18 inches
Chris Duncan
BLUE BRICK 2, SIX MONTH EXPOSURE SUMMER-WINTER 2014, 2014
Fabric, sun, time
20 x 18 inches
Chris Duncan
BLUE BRICK 3, SIX MONTH EXPOSURE SUMMER-WINTER 2014, 2014
Fabric, sun, time
20 x 18 inches
Installation view
Chris Duncan
INSTRUMENT/MONUMENT. ROCK FOUND IN STEUBEN, WISCONSIN USED IN SOUND EXPERIMENTS, AND ITS BRONZE REPLICA, 2013-2015
Rock and bronze on plexiglas
8 x 24 inches
Chris Duncan
PITCH BLACK (LEFT) ONE HOUR PAINTING IN COMPLETE DARKNESS, 2015
Oil on blackout fabric
54 x 70 inches
Chris Duncan
PITCH BLACK (RIGHT) ONE HOUR PAINTING IN COMPLETE DARKNESS, 2015
Oil on blackout fabric
40 x 60 inches
Chris Duncan
APRIL 6TH, 1968-APRIL 6TH 2015.
1218 28TH STREET, OAKLAND CALIFORNIA. RUBBING OF CHARRED CEILING JOIST IN BASEMENT WHERE BOBBY HUTTON AND ELDRIDGE CLEAVER HID OUT IN THE MOMENTS BEFORE BOBBY HUTTON WAS MURDERED BY OAKLAND POLICE. POLICE SHOT TEAR GAS INTO THE BASEMENT TO FORCE THEM OUT OF THE HOUSE. THE TEAR GAS CAUSED A FIRE. INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE CHARRED BEAMS, THE OWNER OF THE HOME PAINTED THEM WHITE., 2015
Crayon on muslin
16 x 26 inches
Chris Duncan
SOUND IN TIME (LEFT SPEAKER) 6 MONTH EXPOSURE
FALL 2014-SPRING 2015, 2015
Fabric, sun, time
40 x 60 inches
Chris Duncan
SOUND IN TIME (RIGHT SPEAKER) 6 MONTH EXPOSURE
FALL 2014-SPRING 2015, 2015
Fabric, sun, time
40 x 60 inches
Chris Duncan
A THING THAT HAPPENS (W.M.T.S.N.), 2014 (detail)
Photocopy on paper
40 x 30 inches
MEDIA BASED TIME
New work by Oakland-based artist Chris Duncan.
April 24 - May 9, 2015
Reception: Friday, April 24, 7:00 - 10:00 pm
BOBBY HUTTON
FEAR OF A BLACK PLANET
STEREO SPEAKERS
LEFT AND RIGHT
BLACK AND WHITE
GREY
THE SUN
ROCK
BRONZE
WOOD
SIX MONTHS
ONE HOUR
30 MINUTES
TEN SECONDS
WHITE MEN THAT SAY NIGGA