The Cardiff Tapes (1972)

* Please note that USPS shipping times, particularly of media mail packages, are currently hard to predict; packages are sometimes significantly delayed (and sometimes arrive earlier than expected). We support using the USPS whenever possible, but want to be upfront that we cannot promise delivery within a particular time frame.   By Garth Evans Commentary by Jon Wood In 1972, artist Garth Evans welcomed the opportunity to create a public sculpture in Cardiff, Wales, as part of the Peter Stuyvesant Foundation’s City Sculpture Project. Concerned that the increasing demand for his work served only to reinforce the political, social, and economic status quos, Evans hoped to unsettle this dynamic by making a sculpture that would connect with an audience outside of the art world. The morning after the installation of his sculpture, Evans recorded the responses of passersby. The Beckettian transcript of the Cardiff interviews is presented here, framed by Evans’s introduction and reflection