[Free concert at ICA-Boston; 8/16/12]
Last night I went with a friend to the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston -- mainly for the free concert outside at their harborfront performance space. There was a young band made up of musicians from the Berklee School of Music playing, with quite a large fan following who danced to their "psychedelic indie reggae" beat. After having dinner on the patio, we sat for awhile on the amphitheter steps and watched the group's fans dancing, boats passing, and museum patrons of all ages enjoying the perfect summer night.
Then we went inside to see the exhibits, which included the colorful and lively graffiti art of the Brazilian twin artists Os Gemeos and the cool and cerebral cosmic art of Josiah McElheny. While the Os Gemeos work was immediately accessible and played well with the party atmosphere outside (albeit upscale compared with Brazilian street art), I found most of the McElheny exhibit too much work for my tired eyes and brain. Except for his Island Universe installation, which was thoroughly fun.
[Island Universe by Josiah McElheny at ICA Boston]
[Galaxies]
Our own little island universe will be quiet this weekend as D is recovering from oral surgery yesterday. He sounded pretty good today, but tired. So we'll pretend we're on island time and just relax. While the weather is expected to be rainy tomorrow, Sunday should be comfortable so I expect we'll get out and about a bit.
Hope it's a great weekend in your end of the galaxy.
Oh, nice light fittings - but perhaps a bit expensive for my kitchen?
Posted by: Relatively Retiring | Saturday, August 18, 2012 at 03:55 AM
I saw some very striking and atmospheric photographs of work by Os Gemeos in an exhibition in London of photos by the film director Wim Wenders, and he also used one of their works, on the walls of a tunnel in Wuppertal, Germany (can this be right - have they worked in Germany?) as a backdrop in his wonderful film of the Pina Bausch dance company. Would loved to see more of Os Gemeos.
Hope D is recovering well.
Posted by: Jean | Saturday, August 18, 2012 at 06:23 AM
Yes, here's a link: http://fashionbeyondfashion.wordpress.com/2010/10/29/the-poetry-by-os-gemeos-seen-by-wim-wenders/
Photos were actual size, and very atmospheric and engaging - easy to see why he wanted to photograph them, and then used them again in the film.
Posted by: Jean | Sunday, August 19, 2012 at 09:27 AM
ooh, these look exotic and dazzling! hope D is feeling much better by today and that you 2 are off on a fun adventure.
Posted by: Sky | Sunday, August 19, 2012 at 07:59 PM
RR: Ha! Yeah, they do need rather a large space for hanging as chandeliers.
Jean: How interesting! I hadn't heard of them, but apparently they are quite famous in the art world (a plaque for one of the painting said it was owned by Lance Armstrong of all people). The tunnel art is interesting - darker than most of their work, which tends to be quite colorful. Like many street artists, though, they have done a lot of their work on subway walls and the like. They did a huge mural covering the side of a highway ventilation building in Boston (I haven't seen it yet).
Sky: The installation was quite fun! And thanks, D is doing much better. :-)
Posted by: Leslee | Monday, August 20, 2012 at 08:52 AM