Ethel Shipton (San Antonio)
Chances I and II, 2002

Vinyl, wood and metal
36 x 48 in. each

In Chances I and II, Shipton transforms a standard basketball headboard by upholstering it with button-tucked vinyl and then attaching a hand-woven net. The backboard thus no longer serves its intended purpose of directing balls through the hoop. The geometric function is taken away so that any successful shot is a matter of chance.

Shipton was a founder of San Antonio’s Project Room at the Blue Star complex. She has exhibited extensively in many San Antonio institutions and is very active in the local contemporary arts scene.

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