http://whitney.org/Exhibitions/2010Biennial/AlexHubbard Recent or recently updated pages on the Whitney Museum of American Art website &copy; 2012 Whitney Museum of American Art en-us Economy <p><font color="#7f7f7f">Exhibitions/2010Biennial/AlexHubbard</font></p> <p><a href="http://whitney.org/Exhibitions/2010Biennial/AlexHubbard"><img border="0" src="/image_columns/0015/1326/blank_319.png" /></a></p> <div><p>Over the course of <i>Annotated Plans for an Evacuation</i> (2009), on view on the Museum&#8217;s third floor, Alex Hubbard continuously alters the appearance of a used Ford Tempo. Whether spackling the rear tires, balancing a water jug on the engine block, or spray painting the driver&rsquo;s side windows, Hubbard approaches each task with a deadpan purposefulness. His process seems to follow a deliberate plan, yet each action ultimately appears to serve no larger aim than sustaining relentless activity. Hubbard&rsquo;s continuous transformation of the car is shot in static profile by a camera attached to the side of the vehicle. Hubbard has compared the shallow space of his videos to the surface of a canvas; indeed, as much as <i>Annotated Plans for an Evacuation</i> documents a working process, it can also be understood as a changing pictorial arrangement of the car&mdash;its planes, lines, and colors.</p></div> Whitney Museum of American Art Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:40:03 -0400 http://whitney.org/Exhibitions/2010Biennial/AlexHubbard http://whitney.org/Exhibitions/2010Biennial/AlexHubbard