Documented artwork / monumental sculptural installation

Shaved Portions

Credit as documented: Chakaia Booker

Shaved Portions turns discarded tires into a large biomorphic structure supported by stainless steel armatures and C-channel base frames. Chakaia Booker made the work for Oklahoma City's Campbell Art Park, where its September 2021–June 2022 exhibition related the salvaged automobile material to Automobile Alley's dealership history. A later installation east of Washington University's Kemper Art Museum allowed visitors to walk around and through the sculpture.

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Verified artwork imageImage: oklahomacontemporary.org ↗© Chakaia Booker. Photo: Sarah Ondak.. Photo by Sarah Ondak. (as credited at source)© Chakaia Booker. Photo: Vikki Penix.. Photo by Vikki Penix. (as credited at source)Photo: Lori Brooks. (as credited at source)

At a glance

Year / version: 2021; later documented presentations in St. Louis and New York
Materials: deconstructed steel-belted and bias tires, stainless steel armatures, C-channel steel base frames
Documented setting: outdoor
Dimensions: Artist Oklahoma City presentation: 28 ft H × 70 ft L × 25 ft W. Artist St. Louis presentation: 35 ft H × 77 ft L × 25 ft W; WashU corroborates approximately 35 ft high and 77 ft long.
Dimensions apply to: Documented object or named component scope only; no relocation/engineering specification. Source disagreements and architectural measurements remain explicitly qualified.
Availability: Unconfirmed

Places & versions

Installation history

Historical presentations. A past installation does not establish the current location or suitability for a new site.

September 9, 2021–June 20, 2022
Campbell Art Park, Oklahoma Contemporary, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Site
Campbell Art Park, Oklahoma Contemporary
Start date
2021-09-09
End date
2022-06-20
Date meaning
listing
Installation details checked 2026-10-17.
Installation source
Fall 2022–spring 2024 (artist; 2022 announcement initially anticipated 2022–23 academic year)
Washington University Danforth Campus, east of Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri
Site
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Washington University Danforth Campus
City
St. Louis
State / region
MO
Country
United States (inferred; not independently confirmed)
Start year
2022
End year
2024
Date meaning
reported
Installation details checked 2026-10-17.
Installation source
Date not documented
Broadway plazas between 39th and 40th Streets, Manhattan, New York, New York
Site
Broadway plazas between 39th and 40th Streets, Garment District
Installation details checked 2026-10-17.
Installation source

Materials and construction

Arbolope Studio designed the St. Louis landscape and siting in consultation with Booker and the museum, combining a central passage with a surrounding path that discouraged touching or climbing. The artist publishes different dimensions for Oklahoma City and St. Louis. These remain presentation-specific; the reviewed sources do not establish why they differ.

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