Installed in front of the U.S. Pavilion, Track and Field features a massive 60-ton overturned military tank that has been repurposed by superimposing a functioning treadmill above its right track. An athlete affiliated with USA Track & Field—the national governing body for track & field, long-distance running, and race walking—runs on the treadmill at regularly scheduled intervals throughout the exhibition.
Olympian Dan O'Brien oustide US Pavilion. Photo by Andrew Bordwin.
Allora & Calzadilla, Track and Field, 2011. Photo by Andrew Bordwin.
Allora & Calzadilla, Track and Field, 2011. Photo by Andrew Bordwin.
Allora & Calzadilla, Track and Field, 2011. Photo by Andrew Bordwin.
Allora & Calzadilla, Track and Field, 2011. Photo by Andrew Bordwin.
Allora & Calzadilla, Track and Field, 2011. Photo by Andrew Bordwin.
Allora & Calzadilla, Track and Field, 2011. Photo by Andrew Bordwin.
Allora & Calzadilla, Track and Field, 2011. Photo by Andrew Bordwin.
Allora & Calzadilla, Track and Field, 2011. Photo by Andrew Bordwin.
Allora & Calzadilla, Track and Field, 2011. Photo by Tascha Horowitz.
Allora & Calzadilla, Track and Field, 2011. Photo by Tascha Horowitz.
Allora & Calzadilla, Track and Field, 2011. Photo by Tascha Horowitz.
Allora & Calzadilla, Track and Field, 2011. Photo by Tascha Horowitz.
Allora & Calzadilla Track and Field, 2011.
U.S. Pavilion, 54th International Art Exhibition, presented by the Indianapolis Museum of Art
Photos by Tascha Horowitz and Andrew Bordwin