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November 2000. Enamel on granite and steel. Dimensions: 77 × 24 × 10 in (196 × 61 × 25 cm).
Hanging Chad Column is part of a series of human-scale columns from this period combining painted stone and painted steel. The vertical structure becomes almost figure-like, with the stone and projecting steel elements creating a precarious sense of balance and gesture. The work dates to November 2000 and measures 77 × 24 × 10 inches.
The title adds a humorous political reference to the disputed 2000 presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. “Hanging chads”—partially detached pieces of punched voting cards—became emblematic of the contested Florida recount. To the disappointment of many, myself included, the dispute ultimately reached the U.S. Supreme Court in Bush v. Gore, whose December 12 decision effectively ended the recount; Bush subsequently received a majority of the Electoral College votes.
November 2000. Enamel on granite and steel. Dimensions: 77 × 24 × 10 in (196 × 61 × 25 cm).
Hanging Chad Column is part of a series of human-scale columns from this period combining painted stone and painted steel. The vertical structure becomes almost figure-like, with the stone and projecting steel elements creating a precarious sense of balance and gesture. The work dates to November 2000 and measures 77 × 24 × 10 inches.
The title adds a humorous political reference to the disputed 2000 presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. “Hanging chads”—partially detached pieces of punched voting cards—became emblematic of the contested Florida recount. To the disappointment of many, myself included, the dispute ultimately reached the U.S. Supreme Court in Bush v. Gore, whose December 12 decision effectively ended the recount; Bush subsequently received a majority of the Electoral College votes.
