A Boatload of art reviews
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cthulhiaTiffany windows at Arlington Street Church
The windows of course are beautiful. The old pew set-up (like box seats, rather than rows) created an obstacle to getting a decent distance on the [clerestory] balcony windows. And, either construction, trees, (insulation?) seemed to prevent light from shining through them properly. In one window, the light seemed to only come through where the sun appeared, so that may have been deliberate. One window was significantly brighter than the rest, which made the light blockage in the rest rather noticable.
Reception at Fancy French Furniture Store
The weather was not as Rattlesnake-able as we'd hoped. Waiting for Purple, I wandered into a furniture store having some swank, but open reception. (Although, I'm back on South Bitch phase 1 until the 15th, so I couldn't enjoy a good bit of the spread.) Really expensive decor, as seen in Architectural Digest when they interview some expatriate american actress now raising her kids on a farm/estate in europe. The "real" french eclectic that inspired Mackenzie-Childs, except with a lot less checkerboard patterns. At least, the prices suggested genuine antiques.
Somehow, I looked money enough that one of the salesfolk started waiting on me, and bringing me Perrier in stemware. Despite a weekend of hitting many art openings, it never again attained quite that level of pretentiousness.
Blacksmith House Printmakers
Purple eventually appeared. Thinking we needed to rush to catch![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
tyrsalvia in Harvard Square, we skipped the Giant Radio Antenna thingie, and ran back to see The Pope's Landlady in one of her two openings this weekend. There weren't even drink options for phase 1. They were none too thrilled that I undid their sexy toothpick kebabs of grapes and cheese just to get to the cheese. The work seemed decent, but one of the more poorly hung shows in recent experience. Unevenly distributed, in an inadequate space.
Art[ist's Books] @ Nave Gallery
The Pope's Landlady's second reception in 24 hours. Much better show. Initially, I thought the pile of recyclable bottles amid branches (by someone other than her) was just one big low-effort statement. Not so! Each bottle/can is cut in half, and cleverly opens in either direction, revealing a photo of where that one was found, or a common rationalization for littering. Truly fascinating.
East Boston Open Studios
It's changed a lot since I went 2+ years ago. There seem to be far fewer participants. However, the free watertaxi ride over may count as my first boatride on Boston harbor. I am reminded of how much I like boats and shore. The dockside studio was in a gutted space, which interested me far more than the art. I nixed visiting all but the main stop, which is where my orker's studio was. I was the only officemate who came by.
Mostly good stuff. Atlantic Works stuff was consistently good, including a wind up monkey at a typewriter, and interesting video work. However, everything else paled in comparison to the installation that asked us to walk barefoot through a floor of sheet cake!. The frosting flowers hung from the ceiling was a nice touch. It was not officially called "cakewalk", but it still took the cake. :)
The windows of course are beautiful. The old pew set-up (like box seats, rather than rows) created an obstacle to getting a decent distance on the [clerestory] balcony windows. And, either construction, trees, (insulation?) seemed to prevent light from shining through them properly. In one window, the light seemed to only come through where the sun appeared, so that may have been deliberate. One window was significantly brighter than the rest, which made the light blockage in the rest rather noticable.
Reception at Fancy French Furniture Store
The weather was not as Rattlesnake-able as we'd hoped. Waiting for Purple, I wandered into a furniture store having some swank, but open reception. (Although, I'm back on South Bitch phase 1 until the 15th, so I couldn't enjoy a good bit of the spread.) Really expensive decor, as seen in Architectural Digest when they interview some expatriate american actress now raising her kids on a farm/estate in europe. The "real" french eclectic that inspired Mackenzie-Childs, except with a lot less checkerboard patterns. At least, the prices suggested genuine antiques.
Somehow, I looked money enough that one of the salesfolk started waiting on me, and bringing me Perrier in stemware. Despite a weekend of hitting many art openings, it never again attained quite that level of pretentiousness.
Blacksmith House Printmakers
Purple eventually appeared. Thinking we needed to rush to catch
tyrsalvia in Harvard Square, we skipped the Giant Radio Antenna thingie, and ran back to see The Pope's Landlady in one of her two openings this weekend. There weren't even drink options for phase 1. They were none too thrilled that I undid their sexy toothpick kebabs of grapes and cheese just to get to the cheese. The work seemed decent, but one of the more poorly hung shows in recent experience. Unevenly distributed, in an inadequate space.Art[ist's Books] @ Nave Gallery
The Pope's Landlady's second reception in 24 hours. Much better show. Initially, I thought the pile of recyclable bottles amid branches (by someone other than her) was just one big low-effort statement. Not so! Each bottle/can is cut in half, and cleverly opens in either direction, revealing a photo of where that one was found, or a common rationalization for littering. Truly fascinating.
East Boston Open Studios
It's changed a lot since I went 2+ years ago. There seem to be far fewer participants. However, the free watertaxi ride over may count as my first boatride on Boston harbor. I am reminded of how much I like boats and shore. The dockside studio was in a gutted space, which interested me far more than the art. I nixed visiting all but the main stop, which is where my orker's studio was. I was the only officemate who came by.
Mostly good stuff. Atlantic Works stuff was consistently good, including a wind up monkey at a typewriter, and interesting video work. However, everything else paled in comparison to the installation that asked us to walk barefoot through a floor of sheet cake!. The frosting flowers hung from the ceiling was a nice touch. It was not officially called "cakewalk", but it still took the cake. :)
