Robert Irwin

Busy with other projects for a while kept me away from the gallery show openings in Chelsea. I went last night. Some things don't change much; a parade of posers of all ages still crawl the streets, dressed to the nines and weaving their way through Beuys's steeles. They sinewing past the art, pretending either to know one another, or not.

The Pace was showing Robert Irwin's Unlit, a series of gel-covered fluorescent tubes covered with gels, with a grey stripe painted intermittently between the fixtures. I'd seen his scrim work at the Whitney a few years ago, fascinating how his elegant control of the space alters distance perception. And, while disappointed that this work wasn't lit, stepping up close to analyze the subtle "bar codes" is sweet.

There was a lot written about Mr. Irwin in his 91 years of working, and I'll report on it in the coming days. The images are courtesy of Pace Gallery and ArtNEt.

Coming Back To Life.....

SIS is on a roll again.

Finally with the time and wherewithal to get this show on a roll, I'm getting the "family" ready to go on the road again. I have a few prospects out, and hopefully one will accept the piece, even if it's in an abbreviated form.

Every place I've corresponded with the curators has so far given me space limitations. The smallest, 430 square feet. So that limits me to bringing three of the nine panels. Which?

Far more important, is which of the three would work well with the sound? It would, of course, have to be one steel, one ice and one stone. And, choosing which three look well and sound well will be taking the bulk of my time over the next weeks.

Ever since Picassa went dark, I don't have the nine images cycling though the sidebar of the blog; and, simply put, I haven't uploaded to Soundcloud the rest of the comps. I have some time, in between a show I have opening in Texas next week (an old work also resurrected in the new year) and revving up for the new semester at work, I'll somehow get all this done.

In the meantime, here are the pieces, and , should anyone care to send their opinions on the three they think would work best, I will consider each one. Feel free to recommend.

Note that, Steel 2 (second down left, above) is not available and was replaced with the shaved steel image, right.