Beadwall

Many of Oscar Tuazon’s sculptures are prototypes– iterations in an ongoing process of research, development, and refinement. This work precedes Curtain Wall (2013), also on view in this gallery, and gives insight into this particular series of material and mechanical investigations. Many of the artist’s experiments remain hidden from view, privately conducted in the studio, but on this occasion he has decided to show this never-before-exhibited work and thereby reveal aspects of his research and development processes. As with the larger Curtain Wall, this sculpture is based on an invention by Steve Baer and represents Tuazon’s early attempts to recreate an adaptable window insulation system.