Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery presents 'Tensegrity' exhibition featuring five artists transforming urban materials

Between June 20 and July 27, 2008, the Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery in Brooklyn presented 'Tensegrity,' showcasing five artists who reimagined urban waste into abstract creations. Michael DeLucia's piece, 'Gate,' featured a chain-link fence encased in cement, provoking feelings of both awe and threat. Elisa Lendvay's works, 'Pass' and 'Three,' incorporated charred wood and papier-mâché into shrine-like structures. Jim Lee exhibited two paintings, 'untitled (History and Belief)' and 'Untitled (Shaft),' merging minimalism with rugged supports. Joy Curtis's 'Eight,' standing at 5'5", appeared as vibrant debris, while Keiko Narahashi's 'assembler' displayed small white forms accented with red and black. The exhibition drew on Buckminster Fuller's tensegrity theory, encouraging fresh interpretations of found materials and art. The gallery's exterior mirrored the neighborhood's evolution.