Exhibition Entrance SPACE PROGRAM: MARS presented by Park Avenue Armory and Creative Time. Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 1 of 65
Exhibition Entrance (Detail) SPACE PROGRAM: MARS presented by Park Avenue Armory and Creative Time. Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 2 of 65
Installation Overview View of the 55,000 square foot Drill Hall at the Park Avenue Armory. Stadium seats were placed at each end to view the Mission Control, Mars Landscape, Launch Platforms, and live missions performed by Sachs and his studio team of thirteen. Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 3 of 65
Mission Control The four week mission to Mars is told through Mission Control with 47 surveillance cameras placed throughout the installation. Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 4 of 65
Mission Control (Detail) Using his signature bricolage technique, the control panel is made from found electronics and components with excessive wiring and handwritten notations. Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 5 of 65
Entry Ticket Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 6 of 65
Special Effects Zone Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 7 of 65
Special Effects: Rescue Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 8 of 65
Special Effects: Rescue (Detail) Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 9 of 65
Special Effects: Rescue (Detail) Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 10 of 65
Special Effects: Rescue (Detail) Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 11 of 65
Special Effects: Launch Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 12 of 65
Special Effects: Ignition Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 13 of 65
Civilian Witness Seating The installation is framed by NASA branded white folding chairs on the hall's east and west ends. Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 14 of 65
Bike Station Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 15 of 65
Vader Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 16 of 65
Vader (Detail) Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 17 of 65
Journeyman Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 18 of 65
Journeyman (Detail) Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 19 of 65
Mobile Quarantine Facility Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 20 of 65
Mobile Quarantine Facility (Detail) Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 21 of 65
Mobile Quarantine Facility & Scissor Lift Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 22 of 65
Mobile Quarantine Facility (Detail) Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 23 of 65
RBR Food Cart Read Beans & Rice Station (RBR) Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 24 of 65
RBR Food Cart Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 25 of 65
RBR Food Cart (Detail) Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 26 of 65
Indoctrination Area Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 27 of 65
Rita Katzman Sachs Memorial Sample Return Station Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 28 of 65
Phonkey Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 29 of 65
Prada Labcoats Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 30 of 65
Special Effects: Entry, Descent, and Landing on Mars Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 31 of 65
Special Effects: Entry, Descent, and Landing on Mars Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 32 of 65
Gonzales Crater Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 33 of 65
The Sun Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 34 of 65
Surveillance Camera Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 35 of 65
Mission Control (Detail) Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 36 of 65
Special Effects: LEM Scale Model Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 37 of 65
Mortar Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 38 of 65
Armory for the War on Plywood Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 39 of 65
Armory for the War on Plywood Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 40 of 65
Armory for the War on Plywood Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 41 of 65
Armory for the War on Plywood Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 42 of 65
Armory for the War on Plywood Advertising Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 43 of 65
Tools Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 44 of 65
Note to Self Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 45 of 65
Staff ID Badges Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 46 of 65
Biolab (left) and Teahouse (right) Plants brought from Earth to help secure a future for human life on Mars. Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 47 of 65
Teahouse Interior A self-contained tea ceremony unit sits in the middle of the room. Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 48 of 65
Rover Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 49 of 65
Rover Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 50 of 65
Landing Excursion Module Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 51 of 65
Landing Excursion Module (Detail) Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 52 of 65
Landing Excursion Module Interior Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 53 of 65
Landing Excursion Module Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 54 of 65
Mission Control Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 55 of 65
Installation View Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 56 of 65
Doctor, Mixed Media Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 57 of 65
Doctor, Mixed Media Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 58 of 65
Armory Model Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 59 of 65
Armory Model Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 60 of 65
LM Equipment Matrix (Detail) Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 61 of 65
NIKECraft Prototype Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 62 of 65
NIKECraft: Mars Yard Shoe Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 63 of 65
NASAblad Modified Hasselblad camera Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 64 of 65
Wheelbarrow Designed by: Tom Sachs tomsachsmars.com/Glen Jackson Taylor 65 of 65
Tom Sachs and his team of 13 artists took over the Park Avenue Armory in New York with a DIY installation conceptualizing a NASA mission to colonize Mars. Space vehicles, equipment, and even the Mars landscape were created from found objects and readily available low-tech materials.