* FLOOD was prior to the formation of Maple St. Construct, but served as the foundation and catalyst in bringing Maple St. Construct's founders together.
FLOOD
Mike Nesbit, 2017
Precast concrete, waterproofing
Standard Oil Building (Omaha, NE)
FLOOD is an exhibition in partnership with Mike Nesbit Studio, AIA Omaha, Enterprise Precast Concrete, Dicon Corporation, Tremco & Stetson Building Products, and Gallery 1516 at the historic Omaha Standard Oil Building by architectural designer and artist Mike Nesbit. FLOOD continues the artist’s trajectory of installing works outside of a traditional museum setting. The exhibition creates a discussion between art and industrial architecture, using an historical part of Omaha by transforming the space temporarily to re-imagine how pieces of art can be shown.
The show is antithetical to the contemporary landmark museum that requires overarching budgets to produce something new. As an alternative, FLOOD utilizes the existing urban fabric to create a museum out of the infrastructure that already exists, a museum that becomes interdependent through partnerships with local industry and small businesses. This is the museum of the 21st century.
Mike Nesbit, 2017
Precast concrete, waterproofing
Standard Oil Building (Omaha, NE)
FLOOD is an exhibition in partnership with Mike Nesbit Studio, AIA Omaha, Enterprise Precast Concrete, Dicon Corporation, Tremco & Stetson Building Products, and Gallery 1516 at the historic Omaha Standard Oil Building by architectural designer and artist Mike Nesbit. FLOOD continues the artist’s trajectory of installing works outside of a traditional museum setting. The exhibition creates a discussion between art and industrial architecture, using an historical part of Omaha by transforming the space temporarily to re-imagine how pieces of art can be shown.
The show is antithetical to the contemporary landmark museum that requires overarching budgets to produce something new. As an alternative, FLOOD utilizes the existing urban fabric to create a museum out of the infrastructure that already exists, a museum that becomes interdependent through partnerships with local industry and small businesses. This is the museum of the 21st century.
Photos Courtesy of Mike Nesbit Studio: © Taiyo Watanabe & Dan Schwalm
DELIVERY:
Photos Courtesy of Mike Nesbit Studio: © Ross Miller
PROCESS:
Photos Courtesy of Mike Nesbit Studio: © Anna Finocchiaro
PROCESS VIDEO:
Video Courtesy of Mike Nesbit Studio: © Anna Finocchiaro
PROJECT TEAM:
Artist: Mike Nesbit
Studio Manager: Claire Dilworth
Project Manager: Ross Miller
Fabrication Team: Mike Nesbit, Ross Miller, Michael P. Hamilton, Nick Beaty
Precaster: Enterprise Precast Concrete
Steel Erector: Patriot Steel Erection, Inc.
Artist: Mike Nesbit
Studio Manager: Claire Dilworth
Project Manager: Ross Miller
Fabrication Team: Mike Nesbit, Ross Miller, Michael P. Hamilton, Nick Beaty
Precaster: Enterprise Precast Concrete
Steel Erector: Patriot Steel Erection, Inc.
About the Artist:
Mike Nesbit is a fine artist based in Los Angeles. With a background in architecture, his multidisciplinary trajectory greatly informs his artwork, allowing Nesbit to explore areas between art and architecture with a focus on technique, repetition, and representation. Nesbit has participated in solo and group shows throughout the United States. He received a Bachelor of Architecture from the Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles and played four years of professional baseball with the Seattle Mariners.
www.mikenesbit.com
Mike Nesbit is a fine artist based in Los Angeles. With a background in architecture, his multidisciplinary trajectory greatly informs his artwork, allowing Nesbit to explore areas between art and architecture with a focus on technique, repetition, and representation. Nesbit has participated in solo and group shows throughout the United States. He received a Bachelor of Architecture from the Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles and played four years of professional baseball with the Seattle Mariners.
www.mikenesbit.com