http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/84902/david-hammons-flight-fantasy-1978 ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: David Hammons, <i>Flight Fantasy</i> (1978) http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/84902/david-hammons-flight-fantasy-1978 16 16 http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/84902/david-hammons-flight-fantasy-1978 Tue, 01 Jun 1999 00:00:00 -0400 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3>David Hammons, <i>Flight Fantasy</i> (1978)</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Author</td> <td><h3>Walker Art Center</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3>1999</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td>Walker Art Center</td> </tr> </table><br/>Since the late 1960s, Hammons has been instrumental in the ongoing investigation of African-American popular culture, which has become the primary source for his work. He uses refuse found in his environment, such as chicken bones, brown paper bags, hair, bottle caps, and liquor bottles. Vacillating between two cultures, Hammons' work resonates with the human need for subsistence. An important addition to the Walker's collection of postwar assemblage art, <i>Flight Fantasy</i> explores the connection between flying, birds, and a celestial figure. Using found objects such as feathers, bamboo, and shards of 45 rpm records, the artist conveys a sense of flight and illusion. The work is also evocative in its incorporation of African-American hair as a critique of the dislocation of the black body in American society. http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/84902/david-hammons-flight-fantasy-1978 Since the late 1960s, Hammons has been instrumental in the ongoing investigation of African-American popular culture, which has become the primary source for his work. He uses refuse found in his environment, such as chicken bones, brown paper bags, hair, bottle caps, and liquor bottles. Vacillating between two cultures, Hammons' work resonates with the human need for subsistence. An important addition to the Walker's collection of postwar assemblage art, Flight Fantasy explores the connection between flying, birds, and a celestial figure. Using found objects such as feathers, bamboo, and shards of 45 rpm records, the artist conveys a sense of flight and illusion. The work is also evocative in its incorporation of African-American hair as a critique of the dislocation of the black body in American society." type="image/jpeg" />Since the late 1960s, Hammons has been instrumental in the ongoing investigation of African-American popular culture, which has become the primary source for his work. He uses refuse found in his environment, such as chicken bones, brown paper bags, hair, bottle caps, and liquor bottles. Vacillating between two cultures, Hammons' work resonates with the human need for subsistence. An important addition to the Walker's collection of postwar assemblage art, Flight Fantasy explores the connection between flying, birds, and a celestial figure. Using found objects such as feathers, bamboo, and shards of 45 rpm records, the artist conveys a sense of flight and illusion. The work is also evocative in its incorporation of African-American hair as a critique of the dislocation of the black body in American society." type="image/jpeg" />Copyright 1999 Walker Art CenterWalker Art Center