I went to Boston for the Brainwaves three day music festival. On Saturday I took a break from the dark theater of warm sounds and went on an excursion to the newly built Institute of Contemporary Art. The ICA is a gorgeous temple of light, a perfect place to look at art. The architecture truly rivals the art. Plus they have the best museum elevator I ever rode on. I was delighted to see that they had a very extensive show of Tara Donovan’s sculptures. Donovan makes beautiful futuristic structures out of very common materials. I was only able to take a few photos in the museum.
Be sure to look at the rest of her work on the Ace Gallery site.
ICA interior photo by Seze Devres
Close up of Tara Donovan’s sculpture by Seze Devres
Close up of Tara Donovan’s sculpture by Seze Devres
ICA Boston site
Print by Shepard Fairey
I updated the Graphic Design sections on my site www.sdphotography.net. I got this plastic skeleton from a man selling junk on the beach in Antalya, Turkey. He practically told me his whole life story, and I pretty much bought everything he had to sell because I felt so bad for him. I thought it would be a fun image to use for Halloween, since it is the season of both mortality and fun.
Ruth Radakovich, Cocktail Ring, 1969
14k gold, titanium rutile
Yellow rotary Sculptura (Donut) phone. Western Electric Company – from 1970
Michael Dinges, Untitled, Dead Laptop Series, 2007
Engraved Plastic, Acrylic Paint
9.25 x 11.25 x 9.75 in
Packer Schopf Gallery, Chicago
When I was a kid my mom let me draw on the walls and furniture too.
Pamela Bell, one of the four original partners in the Kate Spade brand, has dedicated her house to her children. NY Times article
I really want this:
Editorial: Vogue Patterns
Magazine: Vogue Italy Dec 2007
Photographer: Steven Meisel
more here
Taken on the street of Montreal
the three in one pole on the Montreal Metro
I ended up having more fun at the smaller festival Mutek because of the intimacy of the events. We were only there for the last two days of the festival. Saturday night we headed over to Metropolis for an amazing line up. I was excited to see Chloe live but for me the best act of the night was a debut dubby set by Code 9 and Space Ape. This normally isn’t even the kind of music I like but there was something really transcendent about their performance. After their set ended DJ Olive said “Wow that was like Sun Ra!”
The real highlight of the weekend was the outdoor Picnic Electronique with Mathias Kaden & Onur Özur djing together. We danced all day in the foggy wet light rain. No one seemed to be phased by the crappy weather because the music and the vibe was so unbelievably good. In their totally creative set Mathias Kaden & Onur Özur mixed strings and horns into techno tracks. Plus they were super cute to watch as they picked records to play and danced together.
Here is David Last’s amazing photo documentation of Mutek 2008 on Flickr
Me and my new fellow pink haired new artist friend Megan, we instantly became friends after I walked up to her. Photo by my dear friend David Last
We arrived at Metropolis right when the night started, the empty dance floor filled up soon thereafter. Photo by Seze
The visuals were gorgeous and totally different for each act. Photo by Seze
Bunker Bryan with Philip Sherburne, one of my favorite music writers and a super nice person as well. Genevieve & Matt (Portland Techno Promoters Kulture Szene) and Derek are behind them.
Stupid snapshot by Seze
How lucky we are! We danced under a Calder sculpture all day in the rain.
Photo by Seze
I love the pee pee dance logo by Picnic Eletronik
Photo by Seze
Like a vast ship, from the years when the earth was still flat and spices were rare, Lee Bul’s gorgeous sculpture comprised of chains and beaded links took my breath away….
Photo by Seze
Detail of Lee Bul’s stunning sculpture now on view. Photo by Seze
www.lehmannmaupin.com
This is so pretty even though I never eat gelatin.
Photo and source from the Adventures of Food Slut Blog, thanks for the link Abigail.
Forgive me I don’t have a credit for this one…
Perelman Building skylights at the Philadelphia Museum of Art,
photo by Seze
Fashioning Kimono: Art Deco and Modernism in Japan exhibit at The Philadelphia Museum of Art
photo by Seze
Carlos Amorales: Four Animations, Five Drawings, and a Plague at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Surrounded by paper butterflies,
Photo by Bryan
Installation view at the Philadelphia Museum of Art,
Photo by Seze
