first edition
2000 · New York
by Hammons, David
New York: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia Palacio de Cristal Parque del Retiro, 2000. First Edition. Fine. First Edition. The Global Fax Festival was an event conceptualized and created by American artist David Hammons and held at the Crystal Palace in Madrid, Spain from June 1st through November 6th, 2000. Hammons suspended fax machines from the ceiling of the Crystal Palace and, during the event, faxes were sent by various artists from all over the world where they rained down from the sky to paper the floor. This work includes the exibition catalogue and related ephemera and a several hundred sheets of loose sheet, reproducing the various (truncated)