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Kemper ARTcast 3: Installing Chakaia Booker's RubberMade

Alston Van Putten Sr. and Alston Van Putten Jr. worked alongside Kemper preparateurs Jason Myers and Christopher Bell in the exhibition space
photo: Laura Spencer, KCUR
Alston Van Putten Sr. and Alston Van Putten Jr. worked alongside Kemper preparateurs Jason Myers and Christopher Bell in the exhibition space

Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art preparators Jason Myers and Christopher Bell discuss the arduous task of installing Chakaia Booker's large-scale, sculptures created from salvaged rubber tires in her exhibition.

By Drew Bolton

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/national/local-national-724285.mp3

Kansas City, MO – RubberMade: Sculpture by Chakaia Booker at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, June 6-August 17, 2008 Produced in collaboration with KCUR 89.3 FM, Kemper ARTcasts is the Kemper Museum's podcast series. This project brings the voices and insights of artists, as well as community and curatorial voices, to a broad range of listeners.

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Drew Bolton is the Digital Communications Specialist at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art.

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