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Locally Localized covered in NY Times today
Thanks to Shelley Spector for this tip. NYT art critic Holland Cotter weighs in today on ICA’s Locally Localized Gravity. Read it here today before it costs you $$ on Times Select. Check our locally localized gravity label for artblog‘s coverage of this great show which closes at the end of the day Sunday. Here’s my two favorite paragraphs from Cotter’s review: “Locally Localized Gravity” is, as a show, a movable and participatory feast. The environments set up in the gallery are basically stages waiting for performers — artists and visitors — to arrive. To ask why it doesn’t have ... More » »
March madness: ICA snow and Inliquid ice capades
No this is not a basketball post. But there are many good art events to choose from this weekend–in addition to the Photo Booth at Space 1026 on Saturday afternoon (see post) here are a couple events that sound like fun. If you’re like me you’ve been back to ICA once or twice since the opening of Locally Localized Gravity, the show that keeps on giving, on a daily basis, as events and workshops and parties take place scheduled by the various collectives. OK, so you’re not like me. Maybe you haven’t even been to see LLG (and the other ... More » »
Stand By-Tech Difficulties at Blip TV
I posted Episode 3 of Look! It’s Libby and Roberta last night and all seemed to be working fine. This morning I can’t locate blip tv (the host) and Episode 3 appears to be lost in cyber space. Meanwhile, here’s a couple shots of bubbles for your Sunday morning. Alex Da Corte‘s birthday pinata party at ICA‘s Locally Localized Gravity took place last Wednesday on the Black Floor stage. (Happy 26th birthday, Alex!). I stopped by before the pinata whacking to check it out. The pinata (a jewel- and sequins-encrusted dead deer–quite stunning and death-like in its pose) seemed too ... More » »
Weekly Update – ICA, LLG and collective energy
This week’s Weekly has my review of the Locally Localized Gravity show at ICA. Below’s the copy with pictures. Here’s Libby’s post and my post with links to other picture sites. Give Me FeverThe ICA’s buzzed-up show celebrates collective energy. Opening night. Participant deeply engaged with the interactive installation by, I believe, Red 76, at the opening of ICA’s Locally Localized Gravity. The Institute of Contemporary Art‘s winter shows opened in an atmosphere of exuberance, noise and energy. Fueled by the preshow buzz about “Locally Localized Gravity”—a show celebrating four prominent local collectives—more than a thousand people jammed the barn ... More » »
