Commonwealth and Council

Object Prosthetics

Cayetano Ferrer

Press Release

Installation view

Photo: Paul Salveson

Installation view

Photo: Paul Salveson

Column Armature (Display System)

2026 

Painted concrete column fragment from Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Pereira complex), threaded rod interface, aluminum shelf in the shape of original column, hardware 

Approx. 95.75 x 28 x 14 in (243 x 71 x 36 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of Column Armature (Display System)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of Column Armature (Display System)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of Column Armature (Display System)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Institutional Fragment Prosthesis 4

2026
Painted concrete column fragment from Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Pereira complex), resin interfaces, sandblasted aluminum, powder-coated extruded aluminum post, hardware
Approx. 60 x 6 x 6 in (152 x 15 x 15 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Institutional Fragment Prosthesis 5

2026
Painted concrete fragment from Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer complex), gradient resin interface, powder-coated extruded aluminum post, hardware
Approx. 38.5 x 6 x 6 in (98 x 15 x 15 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Institutional Fragment Prosthesis 10

2026
Glazed terracotta and concrete fragment from Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer complex), translucent resin interface, aluminum support, hardware
Approx. 42 x 6 x 6 in (107 x 15 x 15 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of Institutional Fragment Prosthesis 10

Photo: Paul Salveson

Institutional Fragment Prosthesis 2

2026
Glazed terracotta and concrete fragments from Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer complex), translucent resin interface, powder-coated extruded aluminum post, hardware
Approx. 40 x 7.25 x 6 in (102 x 18 x 15 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of Institutional Fragment Prosthesis 2

Photo: Paul Salveson

Institutional Fragment Prosthesis 11

2026
Granite donor wall fragment from Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer complex), opaque to translucent gradient resin interface, powder-coated extruded aluminum post, threaded rod supports, hardware
Approx. 43 x 9 x 6 in (109 x 23 x 15 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail of Institutional Fragment Prosthesis 11

Photo: Paul Salveson

Installation view

Photo: Paul Salveson

Institutional Fragment Prosthesis 3

2026
Glazed terracotta and concrete fragment from Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer complex), translucent resin interface, powder-coated extruded aluminum post, hardware
Approx. 41.5 x 6 x 6 in (105 x 15 x 15 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Institutional Fragment Prosthesis 9

2026
Painted steel signage on travertine fragment from Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer complex), translucent tinted resin interface, powder-coated extruded aluminum post, hardware
Approx. 39.5 x 12 x 6 in (100 x 30 x 15 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Installation view

Photo: Paul Salveson

Institutional Fragment Prosthesis 1

2026
Painted concrete fragment from the peak of the former Ahmanson Building at Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Pereira complex), aluminum interface, powder-coated extruded aluminum post, hardware
Approx. 64.75 x 9.25 x 6 in (164 x 24 x 15 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Institutional Fragment Prosthesis 7

2026
Painted concrete column fragment from Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Pereira complex), opaque resin interface, powder-coated extruded aluminum post, hardware
Approx. 42.25 x 6 x 6 in (107 x 15 x 15 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Institutional Fragment Prosthesis 6

2026
Painted concrete column fragment from Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Pereira complex), opaque resin interface, powder-coated extruded aluminum post, hardware
Approx. 49.75 x 6 x 6 in (126 x 15 x 15 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Institutional Fragment Prosthesis 8

2026 

Painted concrete column fragment from Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Pereira complex), transparent tinted resin interface, powder-coated extruded aluminum post, hardware 

Approx. 37.5 x 6 x 6 in (95 x 15 x 15 cm)

Photo: Paul Salveson

Debris Chain

2026
Concrete and tile floor fragments from Los Angeles County Museum of Art, linking aluminum interface, hardware
Approx. 4 x 88.25 x 70 in (10 x 224 x 178 cm); installation dimensions variable

Photo: Paul Salveson

Detail view of Debris Chain

Photo: Paul Salveson