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MIKE RATHBUN: The Situation He Found Himself In
June 25, 2011 – March 11 , 2012

Sponsored by grants from
and the National Endowment for the Arts

IMAGES: Mike Rathbun, The Situation He Found Himself In, 2011, Pacific Albus, fir and cedar, Boise Art Museum installation detail.



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Did you vote?  BAM is asking for your opinion. 
Visit the exhibition, consider the question and cast your vote with a wooden nickel.  New questions appear in the exhibition regularly and the results of the previous question are posted here.

Question #1
In the title “The Situation He Found Himself In,” who is ‘He’?
a) The Artist (600)
b) A Fictional Character (683)
c) Anyone (342)

Question #2
What is the first thing you noticed about the installation?
a) The Size (828)
b) The Form (673)
c) The Materials (398)

Question #3
Which of these words best describes this installation?
a) Massive (784)
b) Encompassing (590)
c) Daring (583)

Question #4
Which of the following facts about the artwork do you find most interesting?
a) The sculpture is built from 11,000 linear feet of Pacific Albus
__(a special light-weight wood) (847)

b) The installation is temporary and will be removed and disassembled (521)
c)The installation was assembled directly in BAM’s Sculpture Court over a
__period of 12 days (607)

Question #5
Why do you think artist Mike Rathbun decided to create a sculpture that went through two rooms and the outside courtyard?
a) He wanted to challenge himself to build a work of art larger than BAM’s Sculpture __Court. (537)
b) He wanted visitors to notice the large space, both inside and outside. (479)
c) He was inspired to create a structure that appeared to be an extension of the __building. (767)

Question #6
If this sculpture could make a sound, what sound do you think it would make?
a) RAT-A-TAT-TAT, RAT-A-TAT-TAT (618)
b) WHOOSH (627)
c) CREEEEEEKK (736)

 

 
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