america twists music about contact

elaine longtemps america homeland AIDS, polymer-painted rope, polymer, cotton duck, 86"x96"x14", 1993 This piece is inspired by the death of a co-worker whose parents turned away from him. The white ropes, symbolic of death, hang over the red and blue ropes, wiping them out. Still using a grid method of music notation at this time for placement of the ropes, the music used were American gospel songs sung at his funeral.