Straddle the line, in discord and rhyme Date: 2009 Location: Women and Their Work Gallery, Austin, Texas Commissioning Agent: Visual Artists Network Artist in Residence Program Medium: Flagging tape and hardware Size: 44 x 32 x 10 feet / 13.41 x 9.75 x 3.05 meters Originating from the partial wall in the entranceway of the gallery, points were [...]
When all the water is gone, the feeling lingers on
Megan Geckler2025-04-12T09:29:49-07:00When all the water is gone, the feeling lingers on Date: 2008 Location: Pasadena, California Medium: Translucent adhesive vinyl on glass Size: 26 x 12 feet / 7.92 x 3.66 meters Colorful strands of computer cut vinyl were layered to create an instant cultural landmark along the main street of Old Town Pasadena. At night, the translucent [...]
Here in my car, where the image breaks down
Megan Geckler2025-04-12T09:31:41-07:00Here in my car, where the image breaks down Date: 2008 Location: Lendrum Fine Art, Hollywood, California Medium: Flagging tape, hardware Size: 18 x 18 x 10 feet / 5.49 x 5.49 x 3.05 meters Three chevrons primarily made of red, yellow and green streamed down to the windowsill, creating a three-dimensional façade viewable from the street below. [...]
Set a course for wayward schemes
Megan Geckler2025-04-12T09:33:49-07:00Set a course for wayward schemes Date: 2008 Location: 5th and Main Streets, Downtown Los Angeles, California Commissioning Agent: Made possible in part by a Durfee ARC Grant Medium: Flagging tape, wood, paint, custom designed and fabricated lights Size: 40 x 30 x 5 feet / 12.19 x 9.14 x 1.52 meters Located on what was, at the [...]
All these points connecting one
Megan Geckler2025-04-12T09:35:20-07:00All these points connecting one Date: 2007 Location: Homeland Security Dock, San Pedro, California Commissioning Agent: Angels Gate Cultural Center and the City of San Pedro Medium: Flagging tape, wood, paint, hardware, shipping container, florescent lights Size: 8 x 8 x 17 feet / 2.44 x 2.44 x 5.18 meters I was given a shipping container and asked [...]
Fill it up and pour it down the inside
Megan Geckler2025-04-12T09:38:55-07:00Fill it up and pour it down the inside Date: 2006 Location: Torrance Art Museum Medium: Flagging tape, hardware, pedestal Size: 18 x 20 x 12 feet / 5.49 x 6.1 x 3.66 meters This was the first soffit to pedestal piece and served as a point of departure for the 2013 exhibition, “Rewritten by Machine on New [...]
Your history’s like fire from a busted gun
Megan Geckler2025-04-12T09:40:52-07:00Your history’s like fire from a busted gun Date: 2005 Location: Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, California Medium: Flagging tape, hardware, wood, paint Size: 16 x 16 x 14 feet / 4.88 x 4.88 x 4.27 meters Connecting to a series of beams, electrical conduits and HVAC ducting at the Craft and Folk Art Museum, [...]
Web in front
Megan Geckler2025-04-12T09:42:53-07:00Web in front Date: 2003 Location: Tall Wall Gallery, University of LaVerne Medium: Flagging tape, hardware Size: 35 x 20 x 20 feet / 10.67 x 6.1 x 6.1 meters Created to be seen from multiple vistas, this installation spanned from the tall wall across a pedestrian corridor to the catwalk of the mezzanine floor. Viewers were [...]
Perspective
Megan Geckler2025-04-12T09:44:41-07:00Perspective Date: 2001 Location: East Gallery, Claremont, California Medium: Flagging tape, eyehooks Size: 40 x 40 x 14 feet / 12.19 x 12.19 x 4.27 meters Based on two-point perspective drawing technique, Geckler used her own eye level to determine the origin points for the design located on the rear wall of the gallery. Two chevrons, one [...]
I want specifics on the general idea
Megan Geckler2025-04-12T09:46:12-07:00I want specifics on the general idea Date: 2000 Location: East Gallery, Claremont, California Medium: Flagging tape, eyehooks Size: 40 x 40 x 14 feet / 12.19 x 12.9 x 4.27 meters Geckler’s first flagging tape installation, and exploration into large-scale, this monochrome design created curves from straight lines. This basic technique continued to permeate later works [...]