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Due to adverse weather conditions, Alake Shilling's inflatable sculpture Buggy Bear Crashes Made in L.A. is temporarily off view.

Nic Hess's Spindle Implosion Added to Hammer Contemporary Collection

Nic Hess. Spindle Implosion (Automatic Crash Response), 2009. Tape. 6 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 7 in. (16.5 x 52.1 x 17.8 cm). Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Purchase.

At the close of his installations, artist Nic Hess removes the used tape, wrapping it into densely packed balls. This video documents the de-installation of his Hammer Project Automatic Crash Response. (Run Time: 3 min.) The Hammer acquired the resulting sculpture for the Hammer Contemporary Collection.

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