--- title: "268 - Manifest Destination, Opdyke 9/6-10/11 2008" date: 2017-08-22T17:25:00-04:00 author: Graham Murray canonical_url: "https://feldmangallery.com/exhibition/268-manifest-destination-opdyke-9-6-10-11-2008" section: Exhibition --- [![Ronald Feldman Gallery logo](/src/images/rff_logo.svg)](/) ![](/src/images/search.svg) View Artists Search Artists [Exhibitions](/feature_exhibitions) [Past Exhibitions](/past_exhibitions/) [Artists](/artist_overview) [News & Press](/news_overview) [Inventory](https://www.artsy.net/ronald-feldman-gallery/artists) [Publications](/feature_publications) [Gallery Info](/about) [Contact](/contact) [![Facebook](/src/images/fb.svg)](https://www.facebook.com/RonaldFeldmanGallery/) [![Instagram](/src/images/ig.svg)](https://www.instagram.com/feldmangallery/) [![Twitter](/src/images/tw.svg)](https://twitter.com/feldmangallery?lang=en) [Artsy](https://www.artsy.net/ronald-feldman-gallery) [Artnet](http://www.artnet.com/galleries/ronald-feldman-fine-arts/) 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](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/gil-yefman) [ ![Ronald Feldman Gallery logo](/src/images/rff_logo.svg) ](/) Manifest Destination David Opdyke Sep 5 – Oct 10, 2008 ![Opdyke 2009 Hero15](/assets/hero_images/_1600x800_crop_top-center_75_none/opdyke-2009-hero15.jpg) David Opdyke Ebb and Flow (detail), 2008 Description Opdyke’s process is open-ended; he begins with a few structural rules and a limited kit of components, and allows the work to grow intuitively. He likens the building process to metastasis: “a barely-controlled accumulation of elements leading to decisions and forms I would never have anticipated or predicted.” The result of this guided entropy is exemplified in large sculptures such as Zenith (2008) and Dredge (2007). [ ![](/src/images/down-arrow.svg) View Press Release ](https://feldmangallery.com/assets/pdfs/Opdyke/Opdyke-Manifest-Destination.pdf) ![Opdyke Deliberation 2008 1](/assets/exhibition_images/Opdyke-Deliberation-2008_1.jpg) David Opdyke Deliberation, 2008 View Gallery ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/close_btn.svg) ![Opdyke Deliberation 2008 1]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) David Opdyke Deliberation, 2008 ![Opdyke Mini Storage 2008]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) David Opdyke Mini Storage, 2008 ![Opdyke Ebb And Flow 2008 1]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) David Opdyke Ebb and Flow, 2008 ![Opdyke Washout 2008 1]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) David Opdyke Washout, 2008 ![Opdyke Curio Failures 2008 1]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) David Opdyke Curio Failures, 2008 ![Opdyke North Gallery Installation View 2008 B](/assets/exhibition_images/Opdyke/2009/Opdyke-North-Gallery-Installation-view-2008-B.jpg) Manifest Destination View Gallery ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/close_btn.svg) ![Opdyke North Gallery Installation View 2008 B]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Manifest Destination installation view ![Opdyke Installation View 2008]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Manifest Destination installation view ![Opdyke South Gallery Installation View 2008 A]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Manifest Destination installation view ![Opdyke South Gallery Installation View 2008 B]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Manifest Destination installation view ![Opdyke South Gallery Installation View 2008 D]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Manifest Destination installation view ![Opdyke North Gallery Installation View 2008 B](/assets/exhibition_images/Opdyke/2009/Opdyke-North-Gallery-Installation-view-2008-B.jpg) ![Opdyke Installation View 2008](/assets/exhibition_images/Opdyke/2009/Opdyke-Installation-view-2008.jpg) ![Opdyke South Gallery Installation View 2008 A](/assets/exhibition_images/Opdyke/2009/Opdyke-South-Gallery-Installation-view-2008-A.jpg) ![Opdyke South Gallery Installation View 2008 B](/assets/exhibition_images/Opdyke/2009/Opdyke-South-Gallery-Installation-view-2008-B.jpg) ![Opdyke South Gallery Installation View 2008 D](/assets/exhibition_images/Opdyke/2009/Opdyke-South-Gallery-Installation-view-2008-D.jpg) ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) ![](/src/images/close_btn.svg) ![Opdyke North Gallery Installation View 2008 B]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) Manifest Destination installation view ![Opdyke Installation View 2008]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) Manifest Destination installation view ![Opdyke South Gallery Installation View 2008 A]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) Manifest Destination installation view ![Opdyke South Gallery Installation View 2008 B]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) Manifest Destination installation view ![Opdyke South Gallery Installation View 2008 D]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) Manifest Destination installation view Ronald Feldman Gallery has been at the frontier of contemporary art since 1971. 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