PEOPLE IN GLASS HOUSES...
Artist: Nina Surel
Artist: J. Kevin Foltz
* While in Miami, my friend brought me to the ArtCenter South Florida. Located right on Lincoln Road, this art deco building houses forty-two artist studios. Passerbys are encouraged to walk through the building and peek in at the artists at work in their glass studio spaces. We were there on a Saturday and there wasn't much creation happening, but what fun to see the different workspaces and the pieces in progress! Their residency program is granted through an application process, but beyond just gaining space to create (at a minimum of 30 hours a week), artists also gain exposure-- more than 100,000 visitors a year. Additionally, the space offers adult classes and art camps for youngsters.
photo: People Magazine
photo: Gothamist
* As part of a performance art piece called "The Maybe" at the MOMA, Tida Swinton is sleeping in a giant glass box. Originally performed in London in 1995, she has brought it to New York for those lucky enough to catch it. No one knows when she will be in the box-- it's at her discretion.
"An integral part of The Maybe's incarnation at MoMA in 2013 is that there is no published schedule for its appearance, no artist's statement released, no no museum statement beyond this brief context, no public profile or image issued. Those who find it chance upon it for themselves, live and in real—shared—time: now we see it, now we don't."
Even if your kids don't recognize Tilda Swinton, they'll understand the intimacy of watching another human sleep.
*A great companion piece to this exhibit is David Bowie's video for "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" where Bowie and Tilda Swinton play ordinary British folk that are harassed by celebrities. The first lines of the video are "Stars are never sleeping..." What does this mean in reference to the MOMA performance piece?
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