Alice Aycock
Sand/Fans

May 26–June 9, 1971 112 Greene Street/Workshop
Installation view of "Alice Aycock: Sand/Fans," 1971

Alice Aycock, Sand/Fans, installation view, 1971

Installation view of "Alice Aycock: Sand/Fans," 1971

Alice Aycock, Sand/Fans, installation view, 1971

Installation View of "Alice Aycock: Sand/Fans," 1971

Alice Aycock, Sand/Fans, installation view, 1971

Installation view photo contact sheets from "Alice Aycock: Sand/Fans," 1971

Alice Aycock, Sand/Fans, installation view, contact sheet, 1971

Installation view photo contact sheets from "Alice Aycock: Sand/Fans," 1971

Alice Aycock, Sand/Fans, installation view, contact sheet, 1971

Exhibition Description

Four industrial fans were placed opposite each other and equidistant from a center pile of sand (located in the basement). The fans were turned on and remained on during the time in which the piece was shown. The distribution of the sand depended on the distance of the fans from the center. The cancelling-out process of air currents moving against one another kept the sand moving within one general area. Finally, the pile of sand became so low that most of the air passed over it. The piece was approximately 20′ square.” [artist’s statement]

Excerpted from Brentano, R., & Savitt, M. (1981). 112 Workshop, 112 Greene Street: History, artists & artworks. New York: New York University Press.

Installation view of "Alice Aycock: Sand/Fans," 1971
Installation view of "Alice Aycock: Sand/Fans," 1971
Installation View of "Alice Aycock: Sand/Fans," 1971
Installation view photo contact sheets from "Alice Aycock: Sand/Fans," 1971
Installation view photo contact sheets from "Alice Aycock: Sand/Fans," 1971

Alice Aycock, Sand/Fans, installation view, 1971

Alice Aycock, Sand/Fans, installation view, 1971

Alice Aycock, Sand/Fans, installation view, 1971

Alice Aycock, Sand/Fans, installation view, contact sheet, 1971

Alice Aycock, Sand/Fans, installation view, contact sheet, 1971