http://whitney.org/Exhibitions/2010Biennial/DavidAdamo 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/DavidAdamo</font></p> <p><a href="http://whitney.org/Exhibitions/2010Biennial/DavidAdamo"><img border="0" src="/image_columns/0015/1326/blank_319.png" /></a></p> <div><p>David Adamo&rsquo;s installations often incorporate proplike objects and suggest performance acts and scenarios. Part of an untitled ongoing series, this installation comprises conventionally masculine tools&mdash;an ax, an arrow, and a knife&mdash;as well as a pair of scissors, lodged into the wall as if they were forcibly thrown in an act of violence. Utilitarian implements&mdash;canes&mdash;are hacked and whittled into fragile, useless spindles. Adamo pairs these emasculated objects with a deconstructed violin case and reconfigured wire hangers to create a spare, repetitive arrangement that speaks to both the aggression and simplicity of the objects. To offset the repetition, Adamo carefully adds pools of wood shavings around the objects in a self-conscious acknowledgment of his aesthetic process.</p></div> Whitney Museum of American Art Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:18:35 -0400 http://whitney.org/Exhibitions/2010Biennial/DavidAdamo http://whitney.org/Exhibitions/2010Biennial/DavidAdamo