If you read my post about this past week being free at MOCA and The Geffen then you know how excited I was to see Chris Burden’s, The Big Wheel. Well the God’s were on my side when I notice a crowd around this woman struggling to start an old blue Triumph that powers….THE BIG WHEEL. It is a display of power and fluidity that most be felt in person. You become the moth to the flame forgetting all about the power it wields. Until the security guard reminds you that it’s a bad idea to be two feet from a 3 tons of kinetic energy.
I was told that twice a day someone starts the motorcycle up, I was around 3:30, F.Y.I.
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I’m sure you’ve all seen the banners around town advertising, Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years. But maybe you didn’t hear that they’re giving us six free days to soak in the, 500 PIECES!!! I’m pretty excited to see this Ruscha installation and I always wanted to see The Big Wheel in person. I doubt they’ll fire it up but I can picture C. Burden scaring people to death when he first showed this piece, revving that motorcycle like a mad-scientist!
O wait I! I found this video of Mr. Burden making that 3 ton wheel spin, sadly… more of a “scientist” scientist than a “mad” scientist.
I’m still psyched! See you there!
