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Weaving the new reality

Gabriel Kuri, Trinity (voucher), handwoven wool Gobelin (woven in Guadalajara) As soon as I saw Ed Ruscha’s Industrial Strength Sleep tapestry at the Fabric Workshop and Museum, this piece by Mexican artist Gabriel Kuri popped into my mind. I had seen it last year at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art, in an exhibit of work from Mexico (post here). Kuri’s Trinity is a faithful reproduction of a computer-register receipt with the color copies. And it’s handwoven in Mexico, which of course raises issues of the values of hand work vs. computer-generated stuff. At this moment of financial meltdown, it’s a ... More » »

South of the border at Chicago MCA

This is the second of three posts on Chicago. The previous one is here. Thomas Schutte, Ganz Grosse Geister (Big Spirits XL), enamel on cast aluminum We were on our way to a view from Chicago’s Hancock Building observatory, but a 40-minute wait killed our interest. Just a few blocks over, waiting for us was Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art. Short Cut, by Michael Elmgreen and Ingmar Dragset First we were engrossed by the sculptures outside. But what made me really want to go was the Mexican art and the photography exhibit. Of the two, it was the Mexican art ... More » »