Urs Fischer & You – The giant $250,000 hole
Installation view: “you,” Gavin Brown's enterprise, New York: 10/25/07 – 12/22/07
One of his best-known works is You. You was an impressive installation, created by Urs Fischer in 2007 for Gavin Brown’s enterprise gallery . The contrast between the white exhibition walls and the hole dug by the artist created a hot debate.
You, 2007
You was an eight-foot deep crater that measured approximately 11,6 x 9,1 m (38 x 30 ft.), extending almost to the walls of the gallery. It was dug within the pristine white walls of the New York-based gallery.
According to New York Magazine , the pit took ten days to build and approximately $250,000. The same report shows that it was dug using jackhammers to remove the concrete floor. The workers used a backhoe to clear the tons of debris around the area.
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