<b>David Gilhooly, Fruit Descending the Staircase, Juicy Fruit, 1985, Plexiglas, plastic fruit, wood.

“The real poet studies the world as it is: lovely, terrible, sensible, grotesque; and would ask for no other in its place. Humor is the final sign and seal of seriousness for it is a proof that reality is held in honor and in love.” -- Mark van Doren

David Gilhooly
Fruit Descending the Staircase, Juicy Fruit, 1985, Plexiglas, plastic fruit, wood.

“It’s very hard to open a refrigerator that doesn’t have a handle to get to the good stuff inside. Many people don’t really understand that my work is addressing something which is often quite serious. My "refrigerator door handle" is humor,” --David Gilhooly