ter, aluminum salt shaker, plastic bowl, plastic tumbler, and synthetic plant in a terra-cotta pot). The work measures 43 by 52 1/2 by 35 inches and stands directly on the floor. The table's edge conceals a motor under the tabletop that turns the various pieces that, at first glance, merely seem to rest on the table.
Tabletop features an unremarkable arrangement of unremarkable objects that are not altered in any of the ways that have traditionally transformed the replication of mundane objects into still-lifes. These objects are, apparently, presented only as themselves. But, in a humorous commentary on the means artists employ to transform the reproduction of ordinary objects into art, Ray has motorized them. Rather than skillful management of light, carefully arranged composition, flashy or subtle brushwork, thoughtful selectio
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