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

File Under So. Co., Waiting for... is a public art installation in Burlington, Vermont that is often erroneously called the world's tallest filing cabinet. It was built in 2002 by Bren Alvarez in response to years of delays building a new bypass into downtown Burlington, then called the Southern Connector.[1] The filing cabinet is over 40 ft tall and was created by welding 38 individual filing cabinets together[2] over a year, with a steel rod inside keeping it upright.[3] Birds have been known to nest in the upper cabinets.

The artwork in August 2020

Relocation

In August 2020, due to the perceived immanence 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.[4]

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...[5]

  • "File Herd: On the Road to Extinction" display sign
  • Cloud...? What Cloud? placed on the original pedestal
  • Two Cows and a Calf
  • the dead provide a home for us living
  • MISC: entropy is running the show

Similar installations

Unititled (Minuet in MG) is a similar structure in San Francisco that is 65 feet tall and contains the shredded parts of a 1974 MG Midget.[6]

References
  1. 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. "So. Co: File Under". www.burlingtoncityarts.org. Burlington City Arts. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  5. "Art Hop 2020: All Events + Happenings". SEABA. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  6. Baker, Kenneth (24 July 2001). "Artists at odds with SFMOMA over gallery". SFGATE. Retrieved 22 December 2020.


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