Seth Wulsin

Seth Wulsin

Seth Wulsin (born April 15, 1981) was born in Spring Valley, New York. He studied briefly at Yale University, before withdrawing to play music with friend and guitarist Solomon Silber. [ [http://www.yaledailynews.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=21393 yaledailynews.com] ] Between 2003 and 2005 he worked with the sculptor Ray King, helping to fabricate and install his large-scale public works. [ [http://www.rayking.nu rayking.nu] ] Wulsin is known for the work, "16 Tons, Prison Demolition", a massive ongoing, public piece in Buenos Aires, Argentina. [Caroline Winter, [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/05/arts/design/05wint.html?n=Top/News/World/Countries%20and%20Territories/Argentina "With a Hammer, Finding Ghosts in the Glass"] , "The New York Times", August 5, 2007.] Wulsin lives and works in Argentina and Washington DC.

Other works

*"Little Boxes" (1999)
*"Brown Hole" (2002)
*"Reagan" (2005)
*"Jefferson" (2006)
*"Dale Globo!" (2006)
*"A Hole is to Dig - To China" (Ongoing)
*"Birth of the White Elephant" (2007)
*"Pozos, Tumbas, Horcas" (2007)
*"Romulus and Remus" (2007)
*"White House Bamboo" (2008-work in progress)
*"Subterranean Homesick Gold" (2008-work in progress)

References

External links

* [http://www.whitehousebamboo.org/ White House Bamboo project web site]
* [http://sethwulsin.artlogsites.com/ Artist's web site]
* [http://www.pagina12.com.ar/imprimir/diario/suplementos/espectaculos/2-3236-2006-07-27.html 'In Memory of State Terror', Pagina 12]
* [http://www.fotolog.com/caseros_caras 'Photographs of The Caseros Prison Demolition Project']


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