Other photographs highlight the displaced object;
an open guitar case, empty save for a few coins and a lone cigarette, becomes a visual metaphor with the artist's customary
economy and grace. Landers's three sculptural works complete the installation in the main gallery and portray the same types of
mass-produced, prosaic objects that appear in his photographs. Crafted by hand by the artist, they emphasize those
objects' improvisational character, and their poignant physical and psychological presence. A stack of black metal
and red vinyl chairs look as through they belong in a Chinatown restaurant, but are facsimiles; handmade of
similar materials they project a subtle awkwardness. A fragile handcart made of wire holds replicas of
three-dollar umbrellas in a variety of patterns. The largest work covers the gallery's back wall with sixty
Plexiglas shelves holding Landers's sculptural version of Niketown. Each sneaker is made from various felts
and plastics, plasticine, tubing, and lacing; displaying the funny obviousness of its making.
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