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And the winner is – West Prize to Ryan McLennan

We tooled out to the West Collection at SEI with Cate on Friday afternoon to see the 10 finalists for the 2010 West Prize. It was the day on which the big prize would be announced, so we used the opportunity to play a guessing game on who would win. We hadn’t a clue, but that didn’t stop us from handicapping. Cate hadn’t been to the corporate campus so we got the added pleasure of a tour with Director Lee Stoetzel, who took us around to see not only the finalists but the collection as well.

Euro Volta – best of fairs (food sucked)

We loved Volta again this year for its singular artist per booth format. This is less exhausting than the 14-per booth you find in other fairs. It’s more like going into galleries. We were also there when three performances were going on–a puppet show; a roll the dice gamble for candy (Roberta rolled and had to pay $3 for her candy); and a bare-breasted woman wading through an ankle deep pile of colorful textiles. We’re just saying–they were there.

It’s art, it’s craft, it’s good: Artists talk at Abington

Ambush, by Kimberley Hart, 2005, fabric, yarn, pailettes, sequins, beads, upholstery tacks, ladder, salt. This is a female version of a tree house, all crocheted. Even the ladder is pink. There are grill-covered windows on this that remind me of grills behind which Muslim women invisibly peer out onto the street. In the left corner is art, and in the right is craft, but at Abington Art Center right now, it’s tough to tell the two apart–and by mixing it up, the exhibit–The HandMaking–asks all kinds of interesting questions about both and about value and about women’s work and men’s ... More » »

Criss-cross at Pulse

DSCN1044.jpgOriginally uploaded by sokref1. Chris Gilmore’s “Ford A” made of cardboard. Not only are Western artists making Eastern-influenced art but everybody’s playing fruit basket upset with the materials. How about Chris Gilmore‘s “Ford A,” a luxury sports car made out of cardboard at Perugi’s booth at Pulse? A clear highlight at Pulse, it was one of several cardboard pieces we saw. Crossing cultural and materials boundaries is not even a cool idea anymore. It’s a fait accompli. It’s just another tool. People are making what they want, no matter where on earth they are, and they’re using whatever materials please ... More » »