The fall of 'Stonefridge'?

by kristyk | April 22, 2007 at 10:03 am | 728 views | 2 comments

Artist and city renew decade-old conflict over fate of public art project

No one intended for Stonefridge to become a cultish phenomenon. Neither the artist nor the Santa Fe city officials who reluctantly permitted its construction thought it would stand for nearly 10 years. They didn't expect it to become a hot tourism destination or appear on television and in print across the globe.

But it did, and it has.

So when strong winds knocked down much of the structure last week, artist Adam Horowitz was devastated. Now Horowitz is bracing against a brewing political storm that could permanently remove the trash that he transformed into what he calls "a megalithic, post-apocalyptic monument to consumerism and waste."

After years of wanting to see the monument, I was able to go there last month. It turns out, my timing was perfect, as much of what I saw has now fallen down. See more pictures from my trip in my flickr photoset.

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jordan

at 12:21 on April 22nd, 2007

Nice work! The photos really complete your story; strange how such a fine line divides art and "trash"...

kate

at 14:59 on April 22nd, 2007

good stuff:

This is a great story. I thought of this piece a couple of weeks ago when I read that new refrigerators use something crazy like 90% less energy than those 10 years old. I had no idea it was falling down- when considered in the context of discussions about sustainability and energy use this is even more relevant as an art project than it was at its inception. Save the fridges!