Big Bambú (detail) 5 x 15 ft (overall), by Doug + Mike Starn

A rare chance to catch a glimpse of the construction and deconstruction of Doug + Mike Starn's Big Bambú will be offered by Wetterling Gallery at the Armory Show this week.

The exhibition offers a keyhole view of the monumental architectural performance they are constructing at their Beacon studio –the former Tallix Foundry. In a constant act of building and dismantling, Big Bambú is erected from 2000 bamboo poles lashed together by a team of several rock-climbers under the direction of the artists. 2 large-scale video wall-projections and a 3D computer generated rendering will show the ongoing construction of the first bamboo tower and its continuous rhizome-like growth.

A series of close-up photographs in various sizes accompany this larger artwork.

Studio image of Big Bambú

The Armory Show
Piers 92 & 94
Twelfth Avenue at 55th Street
New York City
Thursday, March 5 - Saturday, March 7
Noon to 8 pm
Sunday, March 8 Noon to 7 pm

Doug and Mike Starn's edition prints:
Structure of Thought 6b
Structure of Thought 6a

Starn Studio site