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New York Magazine: Striped Floor

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Taped-Up. Check out the eye-popping floor design made from vinyl tape by Glasgow-based artist Jim Lambie. The floor is in the Gramercy apartment that is the home of Tim Nye of the Nyehaus Gallery. We'll admit we have our own extensive tape collection and we've used it for nearly everything one could imagine � but not the floors, yet...

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That is rather intriquing I'll have to admit, though I'd rather it be of paint than tape due to what happens when the tape begins to come loose or when he decides to put something else down, tape adhesive residue and they don't often come off of surfaces easily.

Just my 2 cent's worth.

posted by ciddyguy on 2007-08-14 14:09:17
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Fascinating. I guess they have to be quite careful in that room, I can only imagine how easily it tears if it's not protected. But I think it would be an easier fix than scratching a painted floor - just get out some Goo-Be-Gone and more tape!

posted by greer on 2007-08-14 14:25:29
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jim has installed these tape floors in museums across the country, including one i worked in, and they hold up surprisingly well... plus they are so fantastical in person ;)

posted by k in ditmas on 2007-08-14 14:39:21
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Does anyone know what couch that is?

posted by Doug in DC on 2007-08-14 14:44:46
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According to the second sentence of the article, it's from Zanotta.

posted by aaron on 2007-08-14 14:49:07
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does he do some sort of sealant on them?

posted by homo_wner on 2007-08-14 15:05:13
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aaron: d'oh. Sorry for not reading further.

posted by Doug in DC on 2007-08-14 15:13:04
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We have one of his floors here in DC at the Hirshorn.

posted by engineergirl on 2007-08-14 16:07:30
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any of these floors in NYC?
they look like embroidered cloth from latin america...

posted by guido on 2007-08-14 16:55:23
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i am really coveting this

posted by sanna on 2007-08-14 17:06:01
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Perhaps it would make sense to tape a floor mat rather than the floor itself. Still, I would imagine that it can and would get pretty skanky with wear and tear. And how can you clean something like this without the tape coming off? And what if you need to push a chair or a table...

posted by hejiranyc on 2007-08-14 17:15:11
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what kind of tape does he use?

posted by edgertor on 2007-08-14 18:12:07
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My name is Roberto Scafidi, artist from Buenos Aires, Argentina.I was shocked and amazed when a student in my class showed me a photograph of the MoMAs floor by this Jim Lambie, its a total rip off my work. Im working in this line since 1993, there are many catalogues and books in the National Museum of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires that can prove what im saying. You can check some of my work at www.arssummum.net , a art history site from Spain , write my last name in the " busqueda" case and you could see. Its not "quite like it" its a detail of one of my works, every and each color, the composition, etc. I cant believe the lack of ethics of this guy,but ... Mark Harden of the Artchive knows my work since 2006, and many other people in the U.S ( Nina Colosi, N.Y art curator), and Europe.Got some coleector in Paris, Munich, Italy and Spain, besides Latin America. Please check what Im saying, you will see its true. I´ve been awarded some times, by the French Embassy in 1991´92, lived in Paris in The cité Internationale des Arts. I´m not saying this out of vanity, but to remark that I have
many years working behind me , and many people know my work, and couldn`t believe when they saw this plagiarization. I hope you can spread this news for the truths sake.
My mail is
scafidiroberto@yahoo.com.ar
Thank you very much

posted by roberto scafidi on 2008-06-30 23:17:11
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