2.19.2010

MCA Chicago - Must Haves! - learn and be inspired folks (by Liberty)

Oh lordy, the MCA Chicago was where it's at! Four floors of mind blowing, inspiring, amazing art! I'm posting links to artists and images from the MCA's Arte Povera and Beyond show on the top floor.

Arte Povera (poor art) is a term coined by art critic Germano Celant. The style is usually highly conceptual work with a minimalist feel. But! the thing that set it apart was use of non precious materials like sticks or string and not the norm for the time oil, canvas, bronze, marble etc.

Explore these beauties for yourself and be inspired!

Carol Rama - Presagi di Birnam, 1970 (Bicycle inner tubes on iron stand
180 x 120 x 60 cm)
Here's a link to the artists website http://www.carolrama.com/eng/hp-eng.htm


Diego Perrone - La fusione della campana, 2008
(Epoxy resin, iron, polystyrene)


Getulio Alviani - Interrelazione cromospeculare, 1969
Environment, various materials

This is absolutely amazing folks... there is a little entry way built into one of the gallery walls where you walk into the piece. Once you enter you are completely immersed in another world, one filled with light, shape and dizzying fields of space.



Gianni Colombo - Spazio elastico, 1967-1968
(Fluorescent elastic, electric motors, wood’s lamp)
UNBELIEVABLE! Loved this! A turn and a twist from the main gallery hall bring you into this tiny dark room filled with elastic string, strung up in cubes, after a moments time you start to wonder... is this moving?? (it is! and it's wonderful)


and for NERDA's video lovers... delicious stuff to track down...

Ugo Nespolo - Un supermaschio

Francesco Vezzoli - An embroidered Trilogy

Bruna Esposito - Senza titolo, DVD per la proiezione di un ombra

Domenico Mangano - La storia di Mimmo

***this one is great****
Monica Bonvicini - Hausfrau Swinging

This little gem was playing in the elevator - on a small screen in the top left corner
Paul Dickinson, sleep talk, 1998
watch the video here - http://goshyes.com/pdvideo.html

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