MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)'s photos with the keyword: repurposed

Phoenix 14

Phoenix 14

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
19 Jul 2013 1 343
Looking down at the phoenix. Phoenix by Xu Bing, at MASS MoCA. www.massmoca.org/event_details.php?id=771
Phoenix 16

Phoenix 16

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
19 Jul 2013 295
Models of the two phoenixes by Xu Bing at MASS MoCA.
Phoenix 13

Phoenix 13

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
19 Jul 2013 1 1 353
Phoenix by Xu Bing, at MASS MoCA. www.massmoca.org/event_details.php?id=771
Phoenix 15

Phoenix 15

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
19 Jul 2013 3 331
The tail of one of the phoenixes, seen from above. Phoenix by Xu Bing, at MASS MoCA. www.massmoca.org/event_details.php?id=771
Phoenix 11

Phoenix 11

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
19 Jul 2013 315
Phoenix by Xu Bing, at MASS MoCA. www.massmoca.org/event_details.php?id=771
Phoenix 12

Phoenix 12

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
19 Jul 2013 1 321
Phoenix by Xu Bing, at MASS MoCA. www.massmoca.org/event_details.php?id=771
Phoenix 10

Phoenix 10

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
19 Jul 2013 324
Phoenix by Xu Bing, at MASS MoCA. www.massmoca.org/event_details.php?id=771
Phoenix 9

Phoenix 9

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
19 Jul 2013 3 328
Phoenix by Xu Bing, at MASS MoCA. www.massmoca.org/event_details.php?id=771
Phoenix 8

Phoenix 8

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
19 Jul 2013 1 328
Phoenix by Xu Bing, at MASS MoCA. www.massmoca.org/event_details.php?id=771
Phoenix 7

Phoenix 7

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
19 Jul 2013 1 294
Phoenix by Xu Bing, at MASS MoCA. www.massmoca.org/event_details.php?id=771
Phoenix 6

Phoenix 6

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
19 Jul 2013 2 299
Phoenix by Xu Bing, at MASS MoCA. www.massmoca.org/event_details.php?id=771
Phoenix 5

Phoenix 5

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
19 Jul 2013 2 317
Phoenix by Xu Bing, at MASS MoCA. www.massmoca.org/event_details.php?id=771
Phoenix 4

Phoenix 4

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
19 Jul 2013 1 282
Phoenix by Xu Bing, at MASS MoCA. It was impossible to get a photo of both phoenixes in their entirety. They are HUGE and Building 5 is enormous (it's the largest gallery space in the Western Hemisphere).
Phoenix 2

Phoenix 2

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
19 Jul 2013 323
Phoenix by Xu Bing, at MASS MoCA. Underneath one of the wings, made of building construction debris.
Phoenix 3

Phoenix 3

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
19 Jul 2013 320
Phoenix by Xu Bing, at MASS MoCA. The phoenixes are made of debris from construction sites in China. Here's a detail of the body of one of them.
Phoenix 1

Phoenix 1

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
19 Jul 2013 300
Phoenix by Xu Bing, at MASS MoCA. The head of one of the phoenixes. Here's the background story of how the phoenixes were transported to MASS MoCA and assembled in Building 5: blog.massmoca.org/2013/04/02/background-story-xu-bings-phoenix-project
Background Story (back)

Background Story (back)

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
19 Jul 2013 272
Background Story by Xu Bing, at MASS MoCA. This is a lightbox -- an acrylic panel with trash and natural debris attached to the back side of the panel, with a light projected from the rear, making a replica of a classic Chinese painting on the front side of the panel.
Background Story (front)

Background Story (front)

MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)
19 Jul 2013 1 380
Background Story by Xu Bing, at MASS MoCA. This is a lightbox -- an acrylic panel with trash and natural debris attached to the back side of the panel, with a light projected from the rear, making a replica of a classic Chinese painting on the front side of the panel.