After a few days out of the spotlight, but never out of our hearts and minds, Gerhard Richter has once again come to the headlines. However, this time it is not what he has done, but what he has inspired that has brought him the fame and glory that he so worthily deserves. Michael Wang, an artist and architect has developed 20 works of art to offset the carbon footprint left by 20 famous pieces of art throughout history. He's made one to offset Richard Serra's torqued ellipse, if you've ever been to the MoMA its the huge winding sheets. He's made one to offset the enormous installation piece by Anish Kapoor entitled Taratantara. Michael Wang has even done a piece to offset Gerhard Richter's 4900 Colours Version II. Michael Wang's 20 pieces are entitled "Carbon Copies" and are on display at Foxy Productions in New York. Now that we have these pieces by Michael we can continue to enjoy our Gerhard Richter without feeling so environmentally depressed by all of the footprints that art is leaving on the world.
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