Walter Alter

portfolio: sculpture

From 1984 to 1992 the artist erected numerous site-specific
temporary sculpture pieces at various San Francisco dance
clubs, galleries and performance spaces. These sculptures
were created from salvaged electical conduit tubing joined
together with wrappings from strips of rubber truck tire
inner tube. Added to the steel skeletons were a variety of
old TV sets with prepared screens. On some occasions,
video tape programming would be played through the
ensemble of TV's, and on other occasions they would be
tuned to local broadcast stations.

 

TV Sculpture Installations

Dance Floor
DJ'd event, 181 Club night club


Lobby

DJ'd event, Jim English Prods., Kabuki theater


Stage Set
Various Artists performance, Martin/Webber gallery


Sculpture

Chain Reaction art show, S.F. Art Commission gallery


Stage Set

Music performance, Artist's Television Access gallery


Sculpture

Beef Magazine benefit, Minx gallery


Sculpture

Month-long installation, Hatley-Martin gallery


Dance Floor

DJ'd event, Club DV8 night club


Window

Month-long installation, Squiggle gallery


Stage Set

Dance performance, 3rd Wave dance studio


Dance Floor

Film star "Divine" performance, Club DV8 night club


Sculpture

S.F. Open Studios, Market St. Exhibition Center


Sculpture

2-week installation, Versus gallery,


Dance Floor

DJ'd event, Townshend Club night club


Stage Set

Annual Fashion Show, Townshend Club night club


Sculpture

Gathering of the Tribes, Shoreline Ampitheater

 

Early TV Installations

Lobby
DJ'd event, Wha-a-am Prods., Ft. Mason Center


Stage Set

Minimal Man performance, On Broadway night club


Stage Set

Glorius Din & KuKuKu, 16th Note night club


Stage Set

Various Artists performance, Co-Lab gallery


Entry

DJ'd event, Zulu Prods, Twin Palms gallery


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