stage 3
​destruction of modernist utopia
(otherwise known as: how to topple a regime
at TAM (Torrance Art Museum)

​OPENING RECEPTION
April 2,
6-9pm

stage 3, 2022
destruction of modernist utopia
(otherwise known as, how to topple a regime)

16ft x 30ft x 60 ft (approx)
Home construction materials, plaster, paint

A Site-Specific Exhibit presented by the Torrance Art Museum
Created by Daniela Soberman 
Curated by Max Presneill, Torrance Art Museum

Stage 1: first there is a fortress / monument / stronghold
Stage 2: then there is confusion / dead-ends / a labyrinth to navigate
Stage 3: remove the right piece and it topples like a house of cards

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Thoughts / Studio Notes​​

• all the pieces look heavy / substantial / strong although they are inherently made of delicate/fragile materials
• each piece holds up the others
• remove the right piece, and the whole thing collapses
• destruction of modernist utopia