Measuring the Universe
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Measuring the Universe is a performance art work by Slovak artist Roman Ondak first installed in the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich in 2007.{{Cite book|title = Measuring the Universe|last = Ondák|first = Roman|publisher = JRP{{!}}Ringier|year = 2009|isbn = 978-3-03764-024-1|location = Unknown|pages = 1}} The exhibition stars as a blank white wall and begins to fill when museum guards mark visitors' height along with their name and the current date. It is in the collection of Tate Modern in London, Pinakother der Moderne in Munich and MoMa in New York.{{Cite web|url = http://www.tate.org.uk/context-comment/video/tateshots-roman-ondak-measuring-universe|title = TateShots: Roman Ondak, Measuring the Universe|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}
Materials
The only items required for the installation were a white room and a few black markers. What began as a clean white space has been filled with letters and lines and numbers as people pass through the gallery. Each tiny line represents a different person. The thousands and thousands of lines show just how many people pass through the museum each day, and how many people have been affected by this installation.
References
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Sources
- [http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/980 MoMA]
- artbabble.org, Video Interview with Roman Ondak
- [http://www.wattis.org/exhibitions/ondak CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts]
- https://publicdelivery.org/roman-ondak-measuring-the-universe/
- https://www.moma.org/learn/moma_learning/roman-ondak-measuring-the-universe-2007