Installation - Isa Genzken's "Two Orchids"
463 views · Published 5 April 2017 · 1:01 · Indexed 29 October 2026
Channel: Portland Art Museum · 2017 · Education
On March 27, 2017, Portland Art Museum installed "Two Orchids" by Isa Genzken. The work animates a corner of the Museum’s red brick architecture on a site previously occupied by a large chestnut tree felled several years ago. Perhaps true to the ubiquitous plant it was modeled after, the sculpture adapts to its context and conjures up new associations for those who experience it in this location. Although this timelapse video shows the installation in one minute, it took about 10 hours to complete. This does not include the countless hours spent by the team at the Walla Walla Foundry who transported it to the museum on a custom-made cradle. Isa Genzken (German, born 1948), “Two Orchids”, 2015-2016, cast aluminum, stainless steel, lacquer, private collection, © Isa Genzken
