(Part Two)
Thursday August 25th
RACHEL HARRISON
"Perth Amboy"
Named after a town in New Jersey where an apparition of the Virgin Mary
was said to have appeared on the window of a two-story house, Rachel
Harrison’s room-sized work Perth Amboy exemplifies a
cross-disciplinary approach to making art.
The work comprises twenty one
photographs, individual sculptural assemblages, and an open-ended
labyrinth made from cardboard.
It takes as its subject the basic acts of
looking and seeing, which are central to any experience of visual art.
I did not see the apparition, but
...that wasn't the point.
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Dadaglobe Reconstructed reunites over 100 works created for Dadaglobe,
Tristan Tzara’s planned but unrealized magnum opus, originally slated
for publication in 1921. An ambitious anthology that aimed to document
Dada’s international activities, Dadaglobe was not merely a
vehicle for existing works, but served as a catalyst for the production
of new ones. Tzara invited some 50 artists from 10 countries to submit
artworks in four categories: photographic self-portraits, photographs of
artworks, original drawings, and layouts for book pages. The exhibition
brings together these photographs, drawings, photomontages, and
collages, along with a selection of related archival material, to
reconstruct this volume. Though never published, due to financial and
organizational difficulties, Tzara’s project addresses concerns about
art’s reproducibility that continue to be relevant today. Needless to say I will return because I only scratched the surface of this massive show.
Invitations and Itineraries from
TRISTAN TZARA
SOPHIE TAEUBER-ARP
Swiss artist Sophie Taeuber-Arp was a leading figure in Zürich and Paris
Dada. Taeuber-Arp pushed the limits of abstraction in paintings,
sculpture, and textiles. She also danced and designed sets for Dada
performances.
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Traversing Floors
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(To be Continued)
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