File Under So. Co., Waiting for...

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The artwork in August 2020 Tallest Filing Cabinet.jpg
The artwork in August 2020

File Under So. Co., Waiting for... is a public art installation in Burlington, Vermont. Built in 2002 by Bren Alvarez, the concept and name symbolise the delay in building the Southern Connector ("So. Co.", a proposed northward extension of the I-189 to downtown Burlington). [1] The filing cabinet is over 40 ft tall and was created by welding standard filing cabinets together [2] over a year, with a steel rod inside keeping it upright. [3] The 38 drawers in the cabinet symbolised the years since the Southern Connector was first proposed in 1965. [4] Birds have been known to nest in the upper drawers.

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"World's tallest filing cabinet"

Alvarez' piece has been described as "the world's tallest filing cabinet"; [4] however, Untitled (Minuet in MG) at Di Rosa in Napa, California, is a filing cabinet (made from a shredded 1974 MG Midget) which stands 65 feet tall. [5] [6]

Relocation

In August 2020, due to the perceived imminence of construction in the area, it was decided to relocate the filing cabinet 100 ft from its previous position onto a new 10 ft pedestal. [1] It is now located at 208 Flynn Avenue, Burlington. [7]

File Herd: On the Road to Extinction

In 2020, an exhibition titled "File Herd: On the Road to Extinction" was showcased during the South End Art Hop in Burlington. Transformed filing cabinets were displayed around the original pedestal of File Under So. Co., Waiting for... [8]

References

  1. 1 2 Carroll, Joe. "World's Tallest Filing Cabinet to move from current Burlington spot". www.wcax.com.
  2. ↑ Green, Susan (25 September 2002). "Miles of Files: A "connected" art exhibit puts paperwork in perspective". Seven Days. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Polston, Pamela. "WTF: What's With the File Cabinet Tower on Burlington's Flynn Avenue?". Seven Days. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. 1 2 Hallenbeck, Brent (23 April 2019). "People gather to worship the world's tallest filing cabinet: 'Praise to the cabinet!'". Burlington Free Press. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  5. ↑ Brady-Herndon, Gary (30 August 2001). "World's largest file cabinet now on Napa hillside". Napa Valley Register. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  6. ↑ Baker, Kenneth (24 July 2001). "Di Rosa Goes Vertical". SFGATE. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "So. Co: File Under". www.burlingtoncityarts.org. Burlington City Arts. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Art Hop 2020: All Events + Happenings". SEABA. Retrieved 21 December 2020.

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