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EXHIBITION CHECKLIST

Vito Acconci, American, born 1940; lives Brooklyn, New York
Two Wings for One Wall and Person, 1979-81
12 photo-etchings on paper
Each 25 3/4 x 40 1/4 (65.4 x 102.2); overall 51 1/2 x 241 1/2 (130 x 610)
Crown Point Press

Doug Aitken
American, born 1968; lives Los Angeles and New York
Inflection, 1992
Video, 13-min. loop
Collection of the artist, courtesy 303 Gallery, New York

Alighiero Boetti
Italian, 1940-1994; lived Rome
Skies at High Altitudes (Cieli ad alta Quota), 1982
Ballpoint pen on paper on canvas
3 panels, each 39 x 27 (100 x 68.5); overall 39 x 81 (100 x 205.5)
Courtesy Gagosian Gallery, New York

Jonathan Borofsky
American, born 1942; lives Ogunquit, Maine
I Dreamed I Could Fly, 2000
I figure suspended from ceiling, from group of 6
Painted Fiberglas, 62 x 36 x 18 (157.5 x 91.4 x 45.7)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Museum purchase with funds donated by Hank and Lois Foster

Roger Brown
American, 1941-1997; lived Chicago
Living near the Airport, 1990
Oil on canvas, 72 x 48 (183 x 122)
Barbara and Ronald Davis Balser Collection

Bill and Mary Buchen
American, born 1949 and 1948; live New York
Flight Wind Reeds, 2003
5 aluminum and stainless steel elements with brass bells, on Museum grounds, each approximately 25 x 25 ft. (7.6 x 7.6 m)
North Carolina Museum of Art; Commissioned with funds from the North Carolina Art Society (Robert F. Phifer Bequest)

Chris Burden
American, born 1946; lives Topanga, California
Airplane Factory Drawings, 1998
Drawings #1-4 of 5
Each graphite on paper, 19 x 24 (48.2 x 61)
Collection of the artist

Chris Burden
American, born 1946; lives Topanga, California
Airplane Factory Drawings, 1998
Drawing #5 of 5
Graphite on paper, 18 ¾ x 24 (47.6 61)
Gilbert and Lila Silverman, Detroit

Vija Celmins
American, born Latvia, 1938; lives New York
Concentric Bearings B, 1984
2-color aquatint, drypoint, and mezzotint on Rives BFK paper
Left plate 5 x 4 3/8 (12.7 x 11.1); right plate 4 11/16 x 3 11/16 (11.9 x 9.4)
Sheet 17 3/8 x 14 ½ (44.1 x 36.8)
Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, South Hadley, Massachusetts; Gift of Renée Conforte McKee (Class of 1962)

Vija Celmins
American, born Latvia, 1938; lives New York
Holding onto the Surface, 1982
Graphite on acrylic ground on paper, 17 x 15 (43.2 x 38.1)
Collection Renée and David McKee, New York

Vija Celmins
American, born Latvia, 1938; lives New York
Strata, 1983
1-color mezzotint from 25 individual copperplates mounted on single aluminum plate on Arches Cover paper
Plate 23 ½ x 29 ¼ (59.7 x 74.3); sheet 29 ½ x 35 ¼ (74.9 x 89.5)
Collection of the Orlando Museum of Art; Gift of Council of 101

Albert Chong
American, born Jamaica, West Indies, 1958; lives Boulder, Colorado
Winged Evocations, 1998-2003
Kinetic installation activated by motion sensor and composed of mechanized rawhide wings, cast-bronze faces, pinecone-covered suits, and duck feathers, approximately 25 x 25 ft. (7.6 x 7.6m)
Collection of the artist

Brent Cole
American, born 1968; lives Burnsville, North Carolina
Flight, 2001, revised 2003
Kinetic installation activated by motion sensor
Flight mechanism: wings of plastic over steel armature, camera-dolly wheel base, cradle made from backpack frame and reassembled institutional chairs, and recycled ceramic wheel motor
Screen assembly: double-sided matte drafting vellum screen and fans from chicken coop, with old flight manual on shelf
Projector and DVD player
Approximately 6 x 20 x 15 ft. (1.8 x 6 x 4.5 m)
Collection of the artist

Lewis deSoto
American, born 1954; lives San Francisco and New York
Repose, 1996
Wall-supported wood and aluminum skeleton housing aluminum panels, with velvet curtain pooling on floor underneath base, 10 ft. 9 in. x 6 ft. 9 in. x 4 ft. 2 in. (3.3 x 2.1 x 1.3 m)
Courtesy Bill Maynes Gallery, New York

Eugenio Dittborn
Chilean, born 1943; lives Santiago
El Crusoe, 1999-2001
Airmail Painting No. 127
Tincture, sateen, embroidery, stitching, and photosilkscreen on 2 sections of cotton duck fabric, 82 1.2 x 110 ½ (209.6 x 280.7)
Courtesy Alexander and Bonin, New York

Eugenio Dittborn
Chilean, born 1943; lives Santiago
Curvas de Fantasía, 1985
Airmail Painting No. 31
Paint, feathers, string, and photo-silkscreen on Kraft wrapping paper, 82 ½ x 60 (209.6 x 152.4)
Courtesy Alexander and Bonin, New York

Art Domantay
American, born the Philippines, 1965; lives Brooklyn, New York
Balsa Wood Airplane: The Land That Time Forgot, 2001
Steel substructure with balsa wood sheath, rubber band, aluminum wheels, and propeller unit, on Museum grounds, 5 x 14 x16 ft. (1.5 x 4.3 x 4.9 m)
Collection of the artist; Commissioned by the Public Art Fund, New York, for Temporary Residents, 2001-2

Chris Drury
British, born Sri Lanka, 1948; lives East Sussex, England
Cloud Chamber for the Trees and Sky, 2003
Stone, wood, and turf structure built on Museum grounds, approximately 12 ft. (diam.) (3.7 m)
North Carolina Museum of Art; Commissioned with funds from the North Carolina Art Society (Robert F. Phifer Bequest)

Donald Evans
American, 1945-1977, lived Amsterdam
Aquarelles, Song-Ting, 1930. Timbres pour la poste aérienne: Dirigibles. (Watercolors, Song-Ting, 1930. Airpost stamps: Dirigibles.), 1975
Watercolor on paper, framed 12 x 9 (30.5 x 22.9)
Mr. and Mrs. Eldon C. Mayer Jr.

Donald Evans
American, 1945-1977, lived Amsterdam
Nadorp, Airpost of 1919 and 1921 on souvenir postcard., 1974
Watercolor on paper collaged to postcard, 3 ¾ x 5 ½ (9.6 x 14)
Collection of Hugh J. Freund

Donald Evans
American, 1945-1977, lived Amsterdam
Nadorp, 1953. Windmills., 1975
Watercolor and rubber stamp on paper, framed 11 ½ x 8 ½ (29.2 x 21.5)
Collection Bill Katz, New York

Heide Fasnacht
American, born 1951; lives New York
Exploding Plane, 2000
Suspended maquette; carved and polychromed Styrofoam and shot Neoprene over metal armature, approximately 10 x 10 x 10 ft. (3.04 x 3.04 x 3.04 m)
Courtesy Kent Gallery, New York

Peter Fischli and David Weiss
Swiss, born 1952 and 1946; live Zurich
Three works from Airports series, 2000
Each chromogenic print, 48 ¾ x 72 ¾ (123.8 x 184.9)

Frankfurt (Condor)
Jane Holzer

Untitled (Zurich, green line, #07)
Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery, New York

Untitled (Zurich, Lufthansa, #10)
Michael Benevento

Peter Fischli and David Weiss
Swiss, born 1952 and 1946; live Zurich
Stewardess, 1989
Plaster, 44 ½ x 10 ¼ x 7 ¼ (113 x 26 x 18.4)
Sammlung Hauser und Wirth, St. Gallen, Switzerland

Lawrence Gipe
American, born 1962; lives Los Angeles
Insignificance, 1998
Oil on panel, 36 x 72 (91.4 x 183)
Eric and Lisa Dortch

Lawrence Gipe
American, born 1962; lives Los Angeles
Panel No. 6 from The Century of Progress Museum (Propaganda Series),” 1992
Oil on panel, 72 x 48 (183 x 122)
The Speyer Family Collection, New York

Jeffrey W. Goll
American, born 1953; lives Durham, North Carolina
Memorial Field for a Disappointed Century, 2003
100 planes made from recycled materials and found objects, distributed on Museum grounds, with wingspans varying from 1 to 6 ft. (.3 x 1.8 m)
Collection of the artist

Margot Gran
Israeli and American, born United States, 1967; lives Kiryat-Ono, Israel
Planes, 1996
Oil on canvas, 59 x 59 (150 x 150)
Collection of the artist

Andreas Gursky
German, born 1955; lives Düsseldorf
Los Angeles, 1999
Chromogenic print, framed 6 ft. 8 ¾ in x 11 ft. 9 3.4 in. (205 x 360)
Warren and Victoria Miro Collection

Hoss Haley
American, born 1961; lives Asheville, North Carolina
Daedalus, 2000
Cast iron and steel, 96 x 60 x28 (246.4 x 152.4 x 71.1)
Collection of the artist

Kara Hammond
American, born 1963; lives Brooklyn, New York
Landing in L.A., 1998
Oil on Masonite, 14 ½ x 16 (36.8 x 40.6)
Courtesy Joseph Rickards, New York

Kara Hammond
American, born 1963; lives Brooklyn, New York
Lilienthal’s Biplane Glider, 2002
Graphite on paper, 22 x 22 (55.9 x 55.9)
Collection of the artist

Kara Hammond
American, born 1963; lives Brooklyn, New York
1900 Wright Kite, 2002
Graphite on paper, 22 x 22 (55.9 x 55.9)
Collection of the artist

Kara Hammond
American, born 1963; lives Brooklyn, New York
30,000 feet, 2002
Oil on wood panel, 30 x 120 (76.2 x 304.8)
Collection of the artist

Ralph Helmick and Stuart Schechter
American, born 1952 and 1958; live Newton, Massachusetts
Rabble, 2003
Airplane of Mylar butterflies suspended from stainless-steel cables installed in ceiling and anchored by pewter weights with contrails of fabric flowers, approximately 10 x 15 x 44 ft. (3.1 x 4.6 x 13.4 m)

North Carolina Museum of Art; Commissioned with funds from the North Carolina Art Society (Robert F. Phifer Bequest)

Yvonne Jacquette
American, born 1934; lives in New York
Night Wing: Metropolitan Area Composite II, 1993
Oil on canvas, 80 ¾ x 56 ¾ (205.1 x 144.1)
North Carolina Museum of Art; Purchased with funds from the North Carolina Art Society (Robert F. Phifer Bequest)

Marvin Jensen
American, born 1945; lives Penland, North Carolina
Give Me Wings, 1981
Painted biplane rocker
Composite construction over steel armature, with lacquer finish and leather seat and footpegs, 36 x 36 x 60 (91.4 x 91.4 x 152.4)
Sonia and Isaac Luski

Marvin Jensen
American, born 1945; lives Penland, North Carolina
Norval’s Sacrifice, 2003
Painted monoplane rocker
Composite construction over steel armature, with polyurethane finish and leather seat and footpegs, 36 x 52 x 57 (91.4 x 132 x 144.8)
Collection of the artist

Simone Aaberg Kærn
Danish, born 1969; lives Copenhagen
1001 Nights 2002, 2003
Multimedia installation, including statement co-authored by the artist and Magnus Bejmar, dimensions variable
Collection of the artist

Simone Aaberg Kærn
Danish, born 1969; lives Copenhagen
Royal Greenland, 1995
Video with sound, 10-min. loop
Collection of the artist

Soo Kim
American, born Korea, 1969; lives Los Angeles
Atlantic, 2001
Chromogenic print, 30 x 40 (76.2 x 101.6)
Courtesy Sandroni.Rey, Venice, California

Soo Kim
American, born Korea, 1969; lives Los Angeles
North East, 2001
Chromogenic print, 30 x 40 (76.2 x 101.6)
Courtesy Sandroni.Rey, Venice, California

Rosemary Laing
Australian, born 1959; lives Sydney
flight research #3, 1999
Chromogenic print, 46 ½ x 46 ½ (118 x 118)
Courtesy Gitte Weise Gallery, Sydney

Rosemary Laing
Australian, born 1959; lives Sydney
flight research #4, 1999
Chromogenic print, 31 ½ x 48 3/8 (80 x 123)
E. Fraser Collection, Melbourne

Rosemary Laing
Australian, born 1959; lives Sydney
flight research #5, 1999
Chromogenic print, 42 3/8 x 94 ¼ (107.6 x 239.4)
North Carolina Museum of Art; Purchased with funds from Charles Babcock and Dr. and Mrs. Lunsford Long, by exchange

Rosemary Laing
Australian, born 1959; lives Sydney
flight research #8, 1999
Chromogenic print, 23 5/8 x 23 5/8 (60 x 60)
Courtesy Gitte Weise Gallery, Sydney

Donald Lipski
American, born 1947; lives New York
Baby Z, 1987
Wall-hung sculpture composed of aviator’s helmet and artillery shell shipping case with pressure cuff, clamp, water, and glass, 10 x 27 x 10 (25.4 x 68.9 x 25.4)
Victoria Vesna

Donald Lipski
American, born 1947; lives New York
Broken Wings #3, 1986
Wall-hung sculpture composed of pod housing, buckets, periscopes, and miscellaneous hardware from salvage yard of Grumman Aero-space Corporation of Long Island, 43 x 46 x 52 (109.2 x 116.8 x 132.1)
Collection of Phoenix Art Museum; Museum purchase with funds provided by the Men’s Arts Council Sculpture Endowment

Vera Lutter
German, born 1960; lives New York
Frankfurt Airport, V: April 19, 2001, 2001
Unique silver-gelatin print
3 panels, overall 82 x 168 (208.3 x 426.7)
Collection of the artist, courtesy Gagosian Gallery, New York

Euan Macdonald
Canadian and British, born Scotland, 1965; lives Los Angeles
two planes, 1998
Digitally altered video, 3-min.-30-sec. loop
Collection of the artist

Jane D. Marsching
American, born 1968; lives South Boston, Massachusetts
para: space, flight, 2001
Installation composed of 12 archival ink-jet prints, 2 chromogenic prints, and laptop for satellite internet access on table
Laptop on table, 39 x 36 (diam.) (99.1 x 91.4); overall dimensions variable
Collection of the artist

Interactive Web site
para://a database of wonders
http://www.thesweepers.com/jane/para

12 archival ink-jet prints
Prints overall 1 ft. ¾ in. x 30 ft. 9 ½ in. (32.4 x 9.4 m)

para: space, flight #1
12 7/8 x 34 ¾ (32.8 x 88.3)

para: space, flight #2
12 7/8 x 27 ¾ (32.8 x 70.5)

para: space, flight #3
12 7/8 x 31 (32.8 x 78.7)

para: space, flight #4
12 7/8 x 30 (32.8 x 76.2)

para: space, flight #5
12 7/8 x 34 ¾ (32.8 x 88.3)

para: space, flight #6
12 7/8 x 27 ¾ (32.8 x 70.5)

para: space, flight #7
12 7/8 x 34 ¾ (32.8 x 88.3)

para: space, flight #8
12 7/8 x 27 ¾ (32.8 x 70.5)

para: space, flight #9
12 7/8 x 31 (32.8 x 78.7)

para: space, flight #10
12 7/8 x 30 (32.8 x 76.2)

para: space, flight #11
12 7/8 x 34 ¾ (32.8 x 88.3)

para: space, flight #12
12 7/8 x 27 ¾ (32.8 x 70.5)

2 chromogenic prints

para: space, flight (11:11)
30 x 30 (76.2 x 76.2)

para: space, flight (Star Wars still)
40 x 30 (101.6 x 76.2)

Malcolm Morley
American, born England, 1931; lives Brookhaven, New York
The Flight of Icarus, 1995
Oil and wax on circular canvas, with artist-built and -painted wooden model plane attached, 45 (diam.) x 113 x 91 (114.3 x 287 x 231.1)
Collection of Timothy Egert, courtesy Baumgartner Gallery, New York

Malcolm Morley
American, born England, 1931; lives Brookhaven, New York
Rat Tat Tat, 2001
Oil on linen, 7 ft. 10 in. x 16 ft. 5 in. (2.4 x 5 m)
Courtesy Sperone Westwater, New York

Marc Newson
Australian, born 1963; lives London
Lockheed Lounge, 1986-88
Designed 1985 and manufactured by Pod
Riveted sheet aluminum over Fiberglas and rubber, 35 x 25 x 60 (88.9 x 63.5 x 152.4)
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; Women’s Committee Acquisition Fund

Phuong Nguyen
American, born Vietnam, 1968; lives Brooklyn, New York
Interference II, 1999
Oil and wax on Masonite, 32 3/8 x 41 ½ x 5 5/8 (82.2 x 105.4 x 14.3)
Collection of the artist

Panamarenko
Belgian, born 1940; lives Antwerp
Archaeopterix IV, 1991
Wood, strings, electronic chips, and solar cells, 9 x 15 3/8 x 15 ¾ (23 x 39 x 40)
Michel and Julie Espeel

Panamarenko
Belgian, born 1940; lives Antwerp
Encarsia-Formosa, 1987
Coin-operated model flying apparatus made of copper, iron, and PVC, with motor and batteries, 15 x 5 (diam.) (138.1 x 12.7)
Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York

Panamarenko
Belgian, born 1940; lives Antwerp
Raven’s Variable Matrix, 2000
Artist-designed and -built airplane with body of polycarbonate, aluminum, steel, and felt; rubber wings; and motor, wingspan approximately 17 ft. 7 in. (5.4 m)
Courtesy Mianko, Belgium

Panamarenko
Belgian, born 1940; lives Antwerp
Super Pepto Bismo, 1996
Artist-designed and -built flying apparatus with 12 propellers and motor with electric ignition, 39 x 59 x 31 ½ (99 x 150 x 80)
Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap, Brussels

Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison
American, born 1968 and 1964; live Worcester, Massachusetts
Flying Lesson, 1999
Waxed photogravure
Plate 20 x 18 (50.8 x 45.8)
Sheet 26 ½ x 23 (67.3 x 58.4)
Courtesy the artists and Bonni Benrubi Gallery, New York

Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison
American, born 1968 and 1964; live Worcester, Massachusetts
The Sower, 2002
Multicolor photogravure
Plate 18 ½ x 22 (47 x 55.8)
Sheet 24 x 27 ½ (61 x 69.8)
Courtesy the artists and Bonni Benrubi Gallery, New York

Susan Rankaitis
American, born 1949; lives Claremont, California
L’avion, L’avion, 1983
Combined-media photographic monoprint, 56 x 84 (142.2 x 213.4)
Yarema Family Trust

Susan Rankaitis
American, born 1949; lives Claremont, California
Formattage, from Jargomatique Series, 1989-90
Combined media on photographic paper, 82 ¾ x 58 ¼ (210.2 x 148)
Courtesy the artist and Robert Mann Gallery, New York

Michael Richards
Jamaican-American, born Jamaica, West Indies, 1963-2001; lived New York
Winged, 1999
Bonded bronze and metal, 20 x 38 x 4 (50.8 x 96.5 x 10.2)
Courtesy Ambrosino Gallery, North Miami

Sophie Ristelhueber
French, born 1949; lives Paris
FAIT, 1992
6 chromogenic prints from a series of 71, mounted on aluminum and framed, each 39 3/8 x 51 1/8 x 2 (100 x 130 x 5.1), overall 78 ¾ x 153 1/3 x 2 (200 x 390 x 5.1)
Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York; George B. and Jenny R. Matthews Fund

James Rosenquist
American, born 1933; lives Aripeka, Florida
Voyager—Speed of Light, 2001
Oil on canvas, 90 x 144 (228.6 x 365.8)
Collection of the artist

Leo Rubinfien
American, born 1954; lives New York
Approaching San Francisco, 1992
Chromogenic print, 20 x 24 (50.8 x 61)
Courtesy Robert Mann Gallery, New York

Leo Rubinfien
American, born 1954; lives New York
Leaving Amsterdam, 1989
Chromogenic print, 20 x 24 (50.8 x 61)
Courtesy Robert Mann Gallery, New York

Leo Rubinfien
American, born 1954; lives New York
Over the Pacific on a Flight to Hong Kong, 1984
Chromogenic print mounted on aluminum, 30 x 40 (76.2 x 101.6)
Courtesy Robert Mann Gallery, New York

Leo Rubinfien
American, born 1954; lives New York
Over the Pacific on a Flight to San Francisco, 1986
Chromogenic print mounted on aluminum, 30 x 40 (76.2 x 101.6)
Courtesy Robert Mann Gallery, New York

Ed Ruscha
American, born 1937; lives Venice, California
Mysteries, 1988
Oil and acrylic on canvas, 46 x 80 (116.8 x 203.2)
Collection of Samuel and Ronnie Heyman, New York

Ed Ruscha
American, born 1937; lives Venice, California
Santa Monica, Melrose, Beverly, La Brea, Fairfax, 1998
Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 112 (152.4 x 284.5)
Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Purchased with funds provided by Paul and Dorothy Toeppen, Alice and Nahum Lainer, Bettey and Brack Duker, Jo Ann and Julian Ganz, Jr., Susan and David Gersh, Ellyse and Stanley Grinstein, Terri and Michael Smooke, and others through 1999 Collector Committee and Modern and Contemporary Art Council

Michael A. Salter
American, born 1967; lives Raleigh, North Carolina
4 works from situations unknown, landscape series, 2001-2
Each ink-jet print based on digital drawing, 15 x 15 (38.1 x 38.1)
Collection of the artist

curious, empty charter-jet
helicopter and wiener dog
lost baggage
pen,pad, plane

John Schabel
American, born 1957; lives New York
4 works from Untitled (Passenger) series, 1994-97
Each toned gelatin-sliver print, 23 ¼ x 19 ¼ (59.1 x 48.9)
Courtesy the artist and Paul Morris Gallery, New York

Untitled (Passenger #1)
Untitled (Passenger #10)
Untitled (Passenger #11)
Untitled (Passenger #12)

Roman Signer
Swiss, born 1938; lives St. Gallen, Switzerland
Bed (Bett), 1997
Video with sound, 4-min.-5-sec. loop
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; Milton Fine Fund

David Solow
American, born 1961; lives Rougemont, North Carolina
runway, 2003
a. One-night installation composed of 100s of candle luminaries arranged on Museum grounds
b. Digitally manipulated chromogenic print in galleries, 20 x 16 (50.8 x 40.6)
Courtesy the artist and Kimberly Venardos & Company, New York

Frank Stella
American, born 1936; lives New York
News of the Day (Anecdote No. 9), 1999
Urethane epoxy enamel and spray paint on cast aluminum, 37 x 38 ½ x 17 (94 x 97.8 x 43.2)
Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London

Mark Tansey
American, born 1949; lives New York
Picasso and Braque, 1992
Oil on canvas, 80 x 108 (203.2 x 274.3)
Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Modern and Contemporary Art Council

Wayne Thiebaud
American, born 1920; lives Sacramento, CA
Reservoir and Orchard, 2001
Acrylic and oil on canvas, 40 x 40 (101.6 x 101.6)
Courtesy Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco

Erik Wesselo
Dutch, born 1964; lives Alkmaar, the Netherlands, and New York
Düffel’s Mill (Düffels Möll), 1997
16 mm film, 5-min. loop
Collection of the artist, courtesy Team Gallery, New York

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