Duchampian Motor
© 1997
5 feet x 3 feet x 2 feet
A simple motor in which a coil of wire periodically repels each of a series of small magnets mounted on the rim of a bicycle wheel.
This piece is an homage to the worlds first kinetic sculpture,
The
Bicycle Wheel, created by Marcel Duchamp in 1912.
Duchampian Motor has been exhibited at:
The Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, Mn. 1999
phaeno, Wolfsburg, Germany. 2008-2009
Parque de las Ciencias, Granada, Spain 2009
This piece is currently in strorage in San Francisco and is available for exhibition.