Baby's All Grown Up
2006
Conceived by Miguel Nelson in collaboration with curator Verónica Fernández, Baby's All Grown Up transformed a birthday celebration into an elaborate social environment in which sculpture, music, food, surveillance, and the unpredictable behavior of guests became the materials of the work. A large camera jib and multiple photographers made the act of recording a visible part of the event, turning cameras into characters and guests into both audience and performers, often without knowing precisely where the party ended and the artwork began.
Credits
- Concept, creative direction and production:
- Miguel Nelson
- Curator:
- Verónica Fernández
- Participating artists:
- Cathy Akers, Braden Anderson, Alfredo Barsuglia, Tim Doyle, Charles Hollis Jones, Jessica Minckley, Chuck Moffit, Franco Mondini-Ruiz, Jonathan Lee Stevens and Holly Vesecky
- Additional contributors:
- Carolyn Mason; Jon & Vinny
- DJ:
- Eddie Ruscha
- Music and dance:
- Pillbilly Nights and their ladies
- Photography:
- Josh White / JWPictures
- Film editing:
- Jonathan Krisel