Above: The Richard Artschwager Time Box closed and sealed 25 years ago
Below: an excerpt of the opening of the Artschwager Box (see full article on the opening of all the Time Boxes on the Time Box Index page.)
Richard Artschwager approaches the table where his box has been placed. He too says: "I don't remember"when asked by Antonakos what is inside the box.
"You must remember" and Artschwager quietly says: 'Don't ask, don't tell' I was sure it was a total waste of time because I would never see it. I was pretty sure I would not be here alive today".
Antonakos keeps working at the box - first he discovers one large, beautiful wooden box with four screws in each corner - after unscrewing it he finds yet another perfect match, just a bit smaller inside of it, there are four wooden boxes in all.
Boxes in Boxes - now Richard Artschwager himself helps open the last one, partly with a screw driver and partly turning the screws with his fingers, the last little box begins to fall apart, and Antonakos says: "Do we take the whole box out? no says Artschwager the point has been made".All the small screw pieces, and lids are put on one table and the open box is put back onto the wall in its Time Box frame. This box immediately looks like a finished work of art.
© by Fred Lewis(see complete essay of the four Time Box openings on the main Time Box page link below)
Note: images below show a blue cast light from the neon lighting of the Millennium Room designed by Antonakos.
below Image of opened Richard Artchwager Time Box.
