Reconstruction

Resurrection

Steel, aluminum, chemistry flasks, red wine, 185 wine glasses, I-V “butterfly” needles, fabric, gold leaf on wood

102" x 138" dia

An homage to my brother Bill, a hemophiliac who died of AIDS as a result of contaminated blood products designed to promote blood clotting Wine drained through butterfly needles filling some of the 185 glasses and soiling the 8-foot fabric emphasizing the randomness of contracting AIDS through blood transfusions.