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We Will Never Use Food as a Weapon: Carrot Bomb
We Will Never Use Food as a Weapon: Carrot Bomb

Flying Vegetable: We Will Never Use Food As A Weapon - Carrot Bomb - Craig Nutt

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An evocative carrot bomb whirligig sculpture made of painted wood whose silo base references the Space Shuttle launch vehicle, made by Craig Nutt.
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By the 1988 U.S. Presidental Election, Criag Nutt had made nearly 50 of his Flying Vegetable whirligigs. One day while working in the studio and listening to the radio, Nutt heard candidate (then) Vice-President George H. W. Bush say, "I will never use food as a weapon." The next day, Nutt started on a series of 8 Vegetable Bombs.

Influenced by the civilian and military rocket industries of Huntsville, Alabama in the 1960's, this piece draws from the space exploration world while recalling familiar imagery from his native Iowa.  Nutt has said that the similarities between the military and agribusiness became clear after returning from a family trip after a long absence from Iowa.

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A two-minute video about Craig's "Vegetable Bombs:"


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