Curtain Wall

Oscar Tuazon has long been interested in and inspired by the many inventions of Steve Baer. JHe has even attempted to model some of Baer’s invetions, the results of which often become new sculptural works. Curtain Wall is a case in point, and part of a larger series of works that attempted to develop window treatment systems that could convert a window into a well-insulated wall, and back again. In the original designs, small polystyrene beads are propelled into and vacuumed out of a dual-pane window, essentially “opening” and “closing” the window while providing a thick layer of insulation. Tuazon’s Curtain Wall is a now-static incarnation of the artist’s attempt to re-create this system.