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The Good Neighbor
title The Good Neighbordescription Casa de la Cultura de Tijuana Installed at the Casa de la Cultura in Tijuana, Tony Capellan's inSITE97 piece, El buen vecino/The Good Neighbor, was a symbol of the border and the consequences brought by partitioning land between two powers. The two chairs at the heads of table represented to United States and Mexican governments, and the table, covered in chili peppers, was dissected by a raucous, spinning buzz saw. Originally conceived to represent two hundred years of land treaties between the two countries, the final installation emphasized the violence and loss experienced by Mexico when the country was divested of its lands. --inSITE97 Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 309, Folder 03, Item 060) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.subject Boundaries Sculpture (Visual Work) Machinery Deaths Mexican-American Border Region Violence Hazards Insite97 Installations (Visual Works) Border Art Furniturecontributor Calisphere -
The Good Neighbor: Detail Of Circular Saw Blade Surrounded By Chili Powder
title The Good Neighbor: Detail Of Circular Saw Blade Surrounded By Chili Powderdescription Casa de la Cultura de Tijuana Installed at the Casa de la Cultura in Tijuana, Tony Capellan's inSITE97 piece, El buen vecino/The Good Neighbor, was a symbol of the border and the consequences brought by partitioning land between two powers. The two chairs at the heads of table represented to United States and Mexican governments, and the table, covered in chili peppers, was dissected by a raucous, spinning buzz saw. Originally conceived to represent two hundred years of land treaties between the two countries, the final installation emphasized the violence and loss experienced by Mexico when the country was divested of its lands. --inSITE97 Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 309, Folder 03, Item 061) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.subject Boundaries Sculpture (Visual Work) Machinery Deaths Mexican-American Border Region Violence Hazards Insite97 Installations (Visual Works) Border Art Furniturecontributor Calisphere -
The Good Neighbor
title The Good Neighbordescription Casa de la Cultura de Tijuana Installed at the Casa de la Cultura in Tijuana, Tony Capellan's inSITE97 piece, El buen vecino/The Good Neighbor, was a symbol of the border and the consequences brought by partitioning land between two powers. The two chairs at the heads of table represented to United States and Mexican governments, and the table, covered in chili peppers, was dissected by a raucous, spinning buzz saw. Originally conceived to represent two hundred years of land treaties between the two countries, the final installation emphasized the violence and loss experienced by Mexico when the country was divested of its lands. --inSITE97 Performing Arts (including Performance Art) Sculpture and Installations Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) This image is a scan of a 35mm color slide from the InSite Archive (MSS 707, Box 309, Folder 03, Item 062) [Title, Date]. InSite Archive. MSS 707. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.subject Boundaries Sculpture (Visual Work) Machinery Deaths Mexican-American Border Region Violence Hazards Insite97 Installations (Visual Works) Border Art Furniturecontributor Calisphere