SandyBeach
01-11-2005, 10:16 PM
CUBA & USA - FORBIDDEN LOVE
Artists' 'snapshots of life' interpret political concepts
By Lensay Abadula
The Daily Northwestern
Evanston, Illonois
January 11, 2005
Hundreds of beer cans and grocery bags usually signal one large party or too many trips to Jewel-Osco. But for Jeffrey Grauel, they were building blocks for unique pieces of art. Grauel's art is part of a new exhibit, "Politic of a Moment,"...
...Curator Marjorie Vecchio organized the collection, hoping to create an exhibit commenting on politics with a greater artistic focus and wider interpretation of what should be considered political.
"Politic is an existence of a large society and its relationship to the individual, and how the individual sees themselves," Vecchio said.
Each artist takes a unique approach in portraying this larger cultural politic by reflecting on different snapshots of life.
"It's the idea that the moment changes you and then the world,"...
...Water filled in two large rectangular bins sways with images from Cuba in Sandra Binion's multi-media installation "Mirage," a separate exhibit looking at the forbidden love between Cuba and the United States, which also opened Sunday afternoon. Binion traveled to Havana in March 2002, filming ordinary life in the communist country, which she said is still widely misunderstood by many Americans. At the reception, Binion spoke of the reciprocal curiosity between the two countries that lingers today.
"That idea for longing for a place that is hard to get to heightens the desire," Binion said...
more at
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/01/11/41e3800eb30a6
Artists' 'snapshots of life' interpret political concepts
By Lensay Abadula
The Daily Northwestern
Evanston, Illonois
January 11, 2005
Hundreds of beer cans and grocery bags usually signal one large party or too many trips to Jewel-Osco. But for Jeffrey Grauel, they were building blocks for unique pieces of art. Grauel's art is part of a new exhibit, "Politic of a Moment,"...
...Curator Marjorie Vecchio organized the collection, hoping to create an exhibit commenting on politics with a greater artistic focus and wider interpretation of what should be considered political.
"Politic is an existence of a large society and its relationship to the individual, and how the individual sees themselves," Vecchio said.
Each artist takes a unique approach in portraying this larger cultural politic by reflecting on different snapshots of life.
"It's the idea that the moment changes you and then the world,"...
...Water filled in two large rectangular bins sways with images from Cuba in Sandra Binion's multi-media installation "Mirage," a separate exhibit looking at the forbidden love between Cuba and the United States, which also opened Sunday afternoon. Binion traveled to Havana in March 2002, filming ordinary life in the communist country, which she said is still widely misunderstood by many Americans. At the reception, Binion spoke of the reciprocal curiosity between the two countries that lingers today.
"That idea for longing for a place that is hard to get to heightens the desire," Binion said...
more at
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/01/11/41e3800eb30a6