Saturday, April 6, 2013

Gad

 

-verb

to go out in search of pleasure, especially in an aimless manner;

“to gad about”

 

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Tokimonsta. “Stigmatizing Sex”

 

 

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Here are some installation pieces that I found browsing round some of my favorite galleries, a spark of interest inspired by my trip to the Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art last week:

 

 

 

“Synesthetic Turbine” by artist of the above two paintings, Keith Tyson:

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The Mirrored Room by Lucas Samaras:

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Inside:

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A way to visualize infinity?

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“Floating Peel” sculpture by established artist Claes Oldenburg:

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Kreysler & Associates, bringing the fantastic to the everyday:

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Supremely deceptive works by Vincent Tomczyk, made entirely of paper:

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Crazy right!

 

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Whimsical playhouses by Yoshitomo Nara:

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Also by Yoshimoto Nara:

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An intriguing example of earth art by Nils Udo:

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Intricate, splendid and even mouth-watering candy lands (!!!) crafted by Nicole-Andrijevic and Tanya Schultz:

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look at those sparkles! i want to live here!

 

 

 

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And finally, a magical public spectacle created by Montreal-based Moment Factory:

 

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