Jack Shack, Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt, Germany, 2006-2007
Curator: Chus Martinez
Jack Shack, pictured here as part of Pensée Sauvage - von Freiheit, Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt, Germany. Curator: Chus Martinez. Originally commissioned by MoMA PS1 in 2006 and curated by Bob Nickas.Jack Shack, pictured here as part of Pensée Sauvage - von Freiheit, Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt, Germany. Curator: Chus Martinez. Originally commissioned by MoMA PS1 in 2006 and curated by Bob Nickas.Jack Shack, pictured here as part of Pensée Sauvage - von Freiheit, Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt, Germany. Curator: Chus Martinez. Originally commissioned by MoMA PS1 in 2006 and curated by Bob Nickas.Jack Shack, pictured here as part of Pensée Sauvage - von Freiheit, Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt, Germany. Curator: Chus Martinez. Originally commissioned by MoMA PS1 in 2006 and curated by Bob Nickas.Jack Shack, pictured here as part of Pensée Sauvage - von Freiheit, Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt, Germany. Curator: Chus Martinez. Originally commissioned by MoMA PS1 in 2006 and curated by Bob Nickas.Jack Shack, pictured here as part of Pensée Sauvage - von Freiheit, Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt, Germany. Curator: Chus Martinez. Originally commissioned by MoMA PS1 in 2006 and curated by Bob Nickas.
Originally commissioned by PS1 MoMA (2006) and later reinstalled for Chus Martínez's Pensée Sauvage-von Freiheit exhibition at the Frankfurter Kunstverein, this installation occupied a corner space with two exterior walls—one of puzzle-like wooden pieces and one supporting a threshold into discrete environments. The first room contained objects including the Sapporo explosive device and Plasticine Time Machine housed in a Porter Cable drill box, as well as voltage meters and typewriters suggesting a solitary protagonist's internal monologue. A second antechamber revealed a cabin-like structure with a small window reminiscent of a hunting blind flanked by a blue tarp. Exiting into the outside space, one was bathed in blue light where they encountered a three-panel painting depicting numerous Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopters. Also present on the exterior of the structure were sculptural elements including a satellite dish and coat hanger sculpture mimetically functioning as another satellite dish. This work explored the relationship between painting and sculpture while continuing the artist's investigation of the singular, lonely protagonist undertaking clandestine activities in rural settings.