Denis Masi - Barrier 1977 - 1980
2.45 x 2.45 x 2.15 m

A freestanding construction / sculpture with own light and sound systems.

Hardwood table with double glass barrier, hardwood and reflective background screen, black tarpaulin floor covering, silver and grey mirror, mild steel plated objects, ceramic objects, two coloured spotlights green and blue filters, amp and deck, two speakers, tape loop, two stuffed monkeys and immediate are of work invested with odour of gas.

List Description:
  • 2 rhesus Monkeys
  • 1 table display unit
  • 6 strip lights with blue and green coloured gel
  • 40 245 x 6 cm engths of mirrored 4mm plastic strips
  • 2 sheets of glass forming a double barrier
  • 2 sheets of grey silver float mirror
  • 1 black floor tarpaulin
  • 1 L shaped African walnut timber screen
  • Various objects: terra cotta, chrome, copper, porcelain etc.
  • Carborundum powder
  • 2 profile spotlights with green and blue filters
  • 1 tape deck and amp
  • 2 wall mounted speakers
  • 1 tape loop with four sounds and two whispers
  • Atmosphere in immediate area of construction invested with the odour of gas

Exhibition provenance / history:

• Angela Flowers Gallery, London 1981
• Spacex Gallery, Exeter 1981
• Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool 1982
• South Hill Park Art Centre, Bracknell, Berks. 1983
• Imperial War Museum, London 1984
• Joanneum Ecksaal, Landstadmuseum, Graz, Austria 1987
• Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne 1987