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Cube root

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Published Feb. 25, 2010 at 7:36 a.m.
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Roni Horn at the ICA, Andrea Fraser at Harvard ... "I've been told it's the largest single piece of glass in the world," Helen Molesworth, the Institute of Contemporary Art's new chief curator, said at a press preview last week ... PINK TONS Horn’s is a kinder, gentler, more crowd-pleasing Minimalism ... "I've been told it's the largest single piece of glass in the world," Helen Molesworth, the Institute of Contemporary Art's new chief curator, said at a press preview last week. The object in

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From Mozart to milonga

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Published Dec. 29, 2009 at 5:30 p.m.
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All kindsa dance hits the stage ... We Bostonians may swathe ourselves in sweaters and lock our doors against the blustery weather, but once the music begins, dance performances can help us shake off the shivers — and often transport us to more temperate climes ... WELCOME TO BEANTOWN: Alonzo King Lines Ballet makes its Boston debut at the ICA ... We Bostonians may swathe ourselves in sweaters and lock our doors against the blustery weather, but once the music begins, dance performances can

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Narrative truth

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Published Nov. 11, 2009 at 11:55 a.m.
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Krzysztof Wodiczko’s war story at the ICA ... For the majority of us Americans, Iraq and Afghanistan are a series of news-data points — number of Americans killed today, number of car bombs, spending tallies, estimates of civilian deaths ... EMBEDDED: Rather than recounting a memory, Wodiczko involves us in a visual and audio experience that becomes our memory ... Krzysztof Wodiczko ... Out of Here: The Veterans Project ... Institute of Contemporary Art, 100 Northern Ave, Boston Through

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Pottery, Potter, mummies, and a 'Rare Bird'

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Published Sept. 15, 2009 at 12:54 p.m.
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Museums and galleries gather their objets d'art ... The art of 2000 BC Egypt, visions from the Iraq War and AIDS activism, and the magic of a digital technology and Harry Potter make up the highlights of Boston's autumn art calendar ... SILENCE = DEATH: A survey of the Act Up movement comes to the Carpenter Center at Harvard ... The art of 2000 BC Egypt, visions from the Iraq War and AIDS activism, and the magic of a digital technology and Harry Potter make up the highlights of Boston's autumn

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Blake babies

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Published Aug. 5, 2009 at 10:43 a.m.
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New visions at the BCA and the ICA ... Nature is mysterious and mystical in "And the fair Moon rejoices" (at the BCA's Mills Gallery through August 16), as foreign as the wilds of New England probably seemed to its first English settlers. And maybe there are witches about ...   ... WALKING  Tory Fair's sculpture has the effect of a beautiful, magical transformation — with a creepy aftertaste ... Nature is mysterious and mystical in "And the fair Moon rejoices" (at the BCA's Mills Gallery

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Photos: Shepard Fairey, Z-Trip, Chuck D at the ICA

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Published Aug. 5, 2009 at 4:22 p.m.

Shepard Fairey, Z-Trip, and Chuck D, live at the Institute of Contemporary Art, on July 31, 2009 ... Shepard Fairey spins at Obey Experiment REDUX at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston ...   ... Photo: Melissa Ostrow ... Shepard Fairey OBEY Experiment REDUX at the Institute of Contemporary Art July 31, 2009 ... READ MORE on Shepard Fairey ... Read more ...

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Blood, bone, and mirrors

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Published May 19, 2009 at 5:46 p.m.
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Prometheus at the ICA ... At the beginning of Between Blood & Bone , a man and a woman stand at opposite sides of an empty space. A few minutes or a lifetime later, they're curled together on the floor, wrapped in the tightest possible embrace ... WARP Somewhat encumbered by scenic elements that all seem to reflect or conceal the nine women and their inner selves ... At the beginning of Between Blood & Bone , a man and a woman stand at opposite sides of an empty space. A few minutes or a

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Tough neighborhoods

Published April 7, 2009 at 5:53 p.m.
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The ART enlists Trojan Barbie ... From Helen of Troy to Barbie of the plastic hourglass, men and girls have been inspired by impossible ideals of female physical perfection. Helen, of course, will always have Paris, whereas Mattel's muse gets stuck with Trojan Barbie ... TROJAN BARBIE: In melding ancient and modern, Christine Evans creates some artful parallels and searing images but also some problems ... From Helen of Troy to Barbie of the plastic hourglass, men and girls have been inspired by

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Slideshow: Experiment dance night at ICA

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Published April 7, 2009 at 11:32 a.m.

Experiment: Fully Fitted at the Institute of Contemporary Art, April 3 ... DJs Pase Rock, XXXchange, and Ghostdad spin beats at the ICA's Experiment: Fully Fitted dance night on April 3 ...   ... DJs Pase Rock, XXXchange, and Ghostdad spin beats at the ICA's Experiment: Fully Fitted dance night on April 3 ... Photos by Derek Koyoumjian ... Read more ...

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Video vérité

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Published April 1, 2009 at 10:33 p.m.
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'Acting Out' at the ICA, plus Eileen Quinlan ... Javier Téllez's 2007 black-and-white film "Letter on the Blind, For the Use of Those Who See" starts with a catchy premise: he gathered six blind New Yorkers at an empty public pool in Brooklyn to act out the fable of the blind men and the elephant ... LETTER ON THE BLIND, FOR THE USE OF THOSE WHO SEE If you're going for special effects, you might as well go for the elephant.  ... Javier Téllez's 2007 black-and-white film Letter on the Blind,

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