Visitor commentary
October 22, 2007 at 5:11 pm | In Uncategorized | Leave a CommentWe’ve gotten a slew of comments lately here at the Gallery, which is great fun – and sometimes funny as well. Here’s the latest round:
“Rock on! Does it remind one of nuclear energy harnessed?”
“My ‘intuition’ tells me this is a cosmic joke. I’m waiting for someone to tell me I’ve been punk’d.”
“What’s wrong with being a little open-minded? I loved the exhibit and brought my parents back to see it with me.”
“What’s wrong? This is where my tuition money goes? I’ve been fleeced. The emperor has no clothes.”
Soviet exhibition at AIB
October 16, 2007 at 5:24 pm | In Uncategorized | Leave a CommentIt’s a convergence of all things Soviet! Lest you think that you won’t get your fill after our exhibition closes of that era…
The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University is hosting an exhibition of Soviet satellite photographs, by Jonas Bendikson. No info is posted on their site yet, but their marketing materials list the dates as 11/8-12/19.
In New York at the MoMA, the exhibition Lost Vanguard: Soviet Modernist Architecture, 1922-32 is about to close, on October 29th.
For those of you interested in the performing arts, the BSO has a Russian lineup in February. Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1, and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6.
Additional buildings that lean
October 15, 2007 at 4:24 pm | In Uncategorized | 2 CommentsWe’re rounding into the final month of Kabakov here at the Gallery – hard to believe that this exhibition closes on November 11th! While I think of more erudite subjects to blog about, here’s a fast post of a relatively fun subject:
Buildings that Lean! It occured to me that our Communication with the Cosmos Building can’t be the only leaning structure around…I’ll hunt for local ones, but here are a few to get started:
The obvious choice, of course:
“The leaning tower of South Dakota”:
And two in Europe:
Viewer Comments, 2
October 3, 2007 at 5:44 pm | In Kabakov | Leave a CommentI know, I know, it’s not Friday and I am breaking the rule I just set last week. But I’m a little hard-pressed to blog about something right now, so here are some more comments.
Don’t mess with Tatlin and Malevich.
I wish it were real.
You guys spent waaaayyy too much money on this.
I want my 20 minutes back.
Apparently today’s theme is “Disgruntled Customers of the Center of Cosmic Energy.” In response to the “I wish it were real” comment, this exhibition is as real as you want it to be. The Kabakovs have a vision and we’ve built it – the rest is up to the viewer.
To go along with that message, one thing to take away from this exhibition is that there is no right or wrong answer to the question of “is this for real?”. Your knowledge of the Gallery and the actuality of The Center of Cosmic Energy aside, I think the real message behind the exhibition is that we are all encouraged to envision a world where cosmic energy is accessible, and where “utopia” can exist.
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