Dennis Oppenheim: Aspen Projects

Jan 30–Mar 8, 2003

A person is obscured behind a large fern plant, with only their arms and torso visible against a plain background. The person is holding the fern in front of their face, creating a whimsical and surreal effect.
A person is obscured behind a large fern plant, with only their arms and torso visible against a plain background. The person is holding the fern in front of their face, creating a whimsical and surreal effect.

Dennis Oppenheim, Aspen Projects, 1970. 16mm film and 8mm film, black-and-white and color, silent, 30 min., transferred to video. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Film and Video Committee 2002.155. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York.

Dennis Oppenheim: Aspen Projects was curated by Chrissie Iles.

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