Michael Assiff

Remediation Flowers

July 9,2016

Opening reception July 9th, 7 to 9PM


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A metal pipe cut and painted near the top to look like a sunflower

Ten wall works ranging in color from white to brown, flanked on each side by a mirror

Close-up of five of the paintings, covered in monotone, three-dimensional sunflowers

Close-up of five of the paintings, covered in monotone, three-dimensional sunflowers

Brown monotone plastic painting of three sunflowers and assorted other plants

Grey monotone plastic painting of two sunflowers and assorted other plants

Tan monotone plastic painting of two sunflowers and assorted other plants

Tan monotone plastic painting of two sunflowers and assorted other plants

Tan monotone plastic painting of three sunflowers and assorted other plants

Tan monotone plastic painting of three sunflowers and assorted other plants

Brown monotone plastic painting of two sunflowers and assorted other plants

Close up of the corner of one piece, on which a fly has landed

Tan monotone plastic painting of two sunflowers and assorted other plants

Tan monotone plastic painting of three sunflowers and assorted other plants

Brown monotone plastic painting of four sunflowers and assorted other plants

The reflections of the paintings can be seen in the mirror that runs on the wall perpendicular to them

A canvas tote with a drawing of sunflowers in green pen hangs from a doorknob

On the left, a tote hangs from a doorknob. In the middle, gray shapes and holes on the wall suggest that two sinks have been removed, and on the right, four wall works in white and grey are hung

Two gray shapes on a white wall with pipes protruding from them

Two white and one grey pieces hang in a corner, while on the adjoining wall hangs a slightly larger grey piece with a red sticker on its surface

White monotone plastic painting of two sunflowers and assorted other plants

White monotone plastic painting of four sunflowers and assorted other plants

Tan monotone plastic painting of two sunflowers and assorted other plants

Grey monotone plastic painting of one sunflower and assorted other plants; there is a red sticker in the lower right-hand corner

A window is centered between a wall work and two vertical grey markings on the wall, suggesting pipes that were removed

Two vertical grey markings run the length of the wall, suggesting pipes that were removed

There are holes and metal patches where the markings meet the ceiling

One of the paintings lies on the floor in the foreground. Behind it, a clamp light is pointed down into an open A/C vent in the floor

A grey box shape is outlined on the wall in white paint and plaster, suggesting something has been removed

The painting on the floor is a brown monotone plastic painting of a sunflower from behind, its stem sticking out from the canvas, and assorted other plants and leaves

A view of the whole space reveals paintings along one wall, and vents in the floor illuminated by clamp lights

An A/C vent in the floor is illuminated by a clamp light

An A/C vent in the floor is illuminated by a clamp light

The vent is filled with soil, and has sunflower seeds in it

A hole in the floor is illuminated by a long fluorescent

This hole is filled with soil, sunflower seeds, and debris--bits of plaster, metal screws, and plastic

There is a brown water stain on the ceiling and the suggestion of a removed pipe.