groundwork
naked city
Building
Nave
To supplement the fragment
The Apple Stretching
Dog Eared Reverie
Storefront
Local Objects
Framework
I used to be a tree
Building
Greg Carideo, Milano Chow, Will Rogan
12.26
Dallas, TX
Sept 7 – Oct 19, 2024
Dallas, TX
Sept 7 – Oct 19, 2024
TRH
Found cardboard, found beige objects, steel, paint, rust, found fabric, lost/found shoe heel
23.5 x 17 x 12 inches
This sculpture began with a ragged piece of cardboard, seeing how similar it was to the metal material of awnings in my neighborhood. This led to wanting to make a monochrome sculpture, where all the found material matched this cardboard in color naturally. I carried a piece of the cardboard in my wallet for months, comparing it to anything that appeared to match. The rock was a hard find, also the wood was tough, rubber bands turn out to be everywhere, and right under my nose a twisty stick that’s been in my car for years. I think of the objects as impeding a hand reaching in for the heel, one found on a beach of Sicily, somehow, that also matches.
RFG
Found rusted metal, found fabric, steel, lost/found shoe heel
24 x 17.25 x 12 inches
Rust suggests the end of the line for metal, its final state, dry like a skeleton in the desert. All the found materials here are unified in that final rusty stage, despite having their own timeline. Elements of objects that were allowed to be free of their function a long time ago now find a place comfortably together in an artwork, a place that welcomes that sort of thing. Obstructing a hand from reaching in for the heel at the center are pieces of old mattress springs, frail chicken wire and mesh, a section of my backyard fence, metal spirals from the mattress springs holding things together. Two side awnings are made of a small piece of Tim & Georgia’s place upstate. And above it all, an awning made of fabric that spent about a hundred years below the seat of an old chair.
FTR
Found smashed soup cans, t-shirt shoulders, found wood, steel, rivets, rust, lost/found shoe heel
23.75 x 18 x 12.5 inches
Found soup cans, smashed by trucks, cut and riveted together, make a roof. A rural sort of shelter. Boarded up with found scraps of old wood. Urban style awnings made from the shoulders of a faded black tshirt, bringing some of the city back in. Can’t say I wasn’t a little influenced by some time spent working upstate this summer.
Together, Chow, Carideo, and Rogan’s works operate like a city with diverse architectural influences. Chow’s theatrical department store-inspired pieces add a layer of historical luxury and nostalgia, reminiscent of a city's grand landmarks; Carideo’s gritty bodega storefronts provide a counterpoint, representing the everyday pulse and resilience of urban life; and Will's handcrafted wooden structures offer a grounding presence, connecting the past with the present through traditional craftsmanship.
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