Rick Magnuson

Try to read it. 2005

This needs no explanation. 2005

Shopping feels good. 2004

The modification of the natural world. 2008

AR-15 and Glock mobiles.

The bible re-written with modern celebrities in place of the old characters.  All places have been updated to locations in America. Ronald Reagan plays God in this version. Leonardo DiCaprio is Jesus Christ. A lyric from every Led Zeppelin song is imbedded at random throughout the text. 2009

Needs no explanation. 2013

On his 40th birthday, Magnuson dug a hole in the Mojave desert; when he struck water, he injected his seed, filled in the hole and planted a flower.  2005

paint swatch found in hardware store. 36x36. 2017

Aspen tree, saw, umbrella, toilet paper. 2017

Crime scene tape and wood. 2001

Rigid pipe wrench and Cuban cigar. July 2017

Hired 5 un-documented men to carry the American flag around an intersection in Aspen. 2004

Aspen Tree, saw, toilet paper, umbrella. July 2017

Handmade nails. 2001

Paid day laborers $10 each to stand against a wall in Dallas, Texas for 10 minutes. 2002

Solo show at Aspen Art Museum. Hired 6 security guards to protect nothing - only blue tape, empty walls and blank pedestals. I watched and recorded show on surveillance cameras. 2003

Blurring the lines between art and politics. 2006

Throwing snowballs at 4 am. 2010

Trying to stop bad art. 2010

$5000 on trees in Aspen.  2003, 2004

Magnuson drives around Aspen roundabout 1200 consecutive laps. 2002.

Salt flats. 2000

Hired 8 men from temp service to attend art opening at Baldwin Gallery in Aspen. They ate ice cream at Paradise, listened to classical music on the Cooper Mall and attended opening. 2005

Mailed love letters across US after breaking up with a woman that moved me. 2001

Submitted application to sculpt snow on Aspen mall. I then hired temporary workers to remove the block of snow. In it's place I left a life- sized camera built with snow. 2005 

deconstruction of painting. 2017

Blew leaves off Aspen tree. 2004

Mailed envelopes across America after 911. Many were confiscated. 2001

Mail envelops addressed to profanity across US. Many were confiscated.  2001