LA///TOM SACHS TO THE MOON…

September 10th, 2007

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Visionary artist TOM SACHS finally managed to transcend Earth’s orbit through art when his “Space Program” show opened at GAGOSIAN GALLERY this weekend. Featuring a life-sized replica of the Apollo 11 moon lander, mission control, and NASA’s uniform room, all customized to his personal specifications using ordinary hardware store materials (including weaponry and hard-liquor delivery systems), the enormous display was the must-see big bang that announced LA’s fall art season. Lucky VIPs were treated to a full-scale demonstration of the exhibit (including the obligatory “moon landing”) on Friday nite, and Supertouch was along for the trip. HAVE A LOOK:

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After installing the last screw on the ship, chief engineer Tom Sachs cleared the ship for takeoff…

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Backstage in the astronaut’s dressing room…

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The NASA beer cooler…

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With advanced locking systems to keep the suits dry …

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The homemade Tyvek (the ripstop FedEx envelope material) space gloves…

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Custom space Nikes. The first step on the moon’s gotta be fresh to death. Look for these at iD soon..

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Swooshes in space…

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The devil’s in the details…

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Right down to the serial numbers…

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Luckily, the ship comes with better assembly instructions than Ikea…

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All’s quiet in Mission Control…

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Until the “astronauts” are loaded for “liftoff”…

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Last looks at Earth…

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Ready for touchdown….

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“Neil Armstrong” breaks out…

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And checks for signs of “intelligent” life…

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Before digging a real hole in Gagosian’s $100K floor to collect some “Moon” rocks…
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And claiming the planet in the name of the U-S-of-A…

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Nike’s Mark Parker salutes the accomplishment…

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While Sandy Bodecker heads up to the cockpit for a dose of rocket fuel…

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Apparently, this is the “Right Stuff”…

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Painter Tom Woodruff wore a spacesuit of his own…

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