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by Liza Weisstuch |
November 24, 2008
If
it looks like a Styrofoam cup and it squishes like a Styrofoam cup,
it’s a Styrofoam cup, right? We thought so, too; then we saw the Tara Donovan exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art (100
Northern Avenue, Boston, 617.478.3100) and we haven’t been able to look
at everyday objects the same way since. With those Styrofoam cups, for
instance, Donovan constructed a suspended, dramatic biomorphic,
bubble-like sculpture. Buttons are the building blocks of a coral
reef-like landscape that appears to have been inspired by a Bahamas
snorkeling bender. There are also waist-high block-like sculptures, one
of incalculable numbers of pins and another of toothpicks. So
innovative and poetic is Donovan’s work that she scored the coveted
MacArthur “genius” grant just before the show opened at the ICA in
October. See the stuff you throw out transformed into dazzling
compositions. It’s included with your admission ticket ($12; $10 for
students and seniors) to the museum. ...
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