Chris Burden had a behavior of constructing sculptures so massive that for sensible and authorized functions they depend as structure, triggering involvement from native zoning officers. This time it was the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) that needed to grant permission for his 40 Foot Stepped Skyscraper (2011)—manufactured from some 250,000 stainless-steel Erector Set-style items—now put in on the Santa Monica Airport as a part of Frieze Los Angeles’s Initiatives programme.
“Sooner or later we thought we’d must put a blinking gentle on high of it, which I believed can be superb,” says Gagosian director Sarah Watson, who labored with the artist’s property on the mission. However even with out the sunshine, “it turns into a beacon”, she says, due to its placement close to the runway.
The skyscraper, which was solely proven as soon as earlier than, in Geneva in 2019, is on the market, worth on request. Fairgoers with King Kong aspirations take be aware: the steps constructed into the ziggurat-like construction are usually not meant for use.
Watch a time-lapse video of 40 Foot Stepped Skyscraper‘s meeting at Frieze Los Angeles:
