Projects:Big Red Thing
Big Red Thing is a collaborative project of the Civic Studio and Jenny Mikulay. The public was invited to contribute photographs of the Calder (1969 to the present) of Alexander Calder’s Grand Rapids stabile, La Grand Vitesse. The public is invited to contribute photographs that may be old or new, everyday or special occasion, print or digital, black/white or color. The project, entitled “Big Red Thing” after a common nickname for Calder’s sculpture, is part of a research project coordinated by University of Wisconsin graduate student Jenny Mikulay. Civic Studio started the project with a photo drive between October 15 and November 15, 2006. The option of uploading additional photos has been left open.
The initial Civic Studio team included Zyra Castillo, Jennifer Dunbar, Dean Foster, Giles Hefferan, and Sara Wassenaar are coordinating the photo drive in collaboration with Mikulay.