I saw a dog enthusiastically enjoying this sculpture at Barbara Gladstone Gallery with its owner…that is, until it was scared away when the animatronic creature raised its head in response to a periodic drip coming from an easy-to-miss fake ventilation shaft. This piece by LA-based artist Piero Golia suggests that even a faux dog’s powers of perception are to be reckoned with. (At Chelsea’s Barbara Gladstone Gallery, 24th St space, through Aug 2nd).
Piero Golia, The Dog and the Drip, animatronic dog, solenoids and sync device, 2013.
