Katie Bethune-Leaman at the Toronto Sculpture Garden, 115 King Street E., Toronto ON
May 28 '08 - Apr 15 '09
Opening: Wed 28 May, 4:30-6:30pm
Mushroom Studio 2008 laser cut steel, steel wire, polyurethane foam, paint
I'm in agreement with what Terence Dick wrote on akimblog "Katie Bethune-Leaman’s work is also funny, but in a macabre way. As is her wont, she twists pop culture references in unexpected directions. Here she posits the corpse of slain rapper Tupac Shakur as a farm bed for mushrooms. A series of delicate drawings and an accompanying sculptural assemblage brings her musings on hip-hop fungi to light." (please note it is much more fun to disagree with Terence Dick)
Both of these images are computer renderings, just saw the real thing and these pictures are deceptive, it's huge, and really gorgeous in a rough fungussy way, like a road-side attraction. (In spite of that, the inside is surprisingly elegant with a vaulted mushroom cap ceiling.)
Nice article by R.M. Vaughan on the fabrication of Katie's mushroom.
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Katie Bethune-Leaman at the Toronto Sculpture Garden, 115 King Street E., Toronto ON
May 28 '08 - Apr 15 '09
Opening: Wed 28 May, 4:30-6:30pm
Mushroom Studio 2008 laser cut steel, steel wire, polyurethane foam, paint
I'm in agreement with what Terence Dick wrote on akimblog (please note it is much more fun to disagree with Terence Dick)
- L.M. 5-27-2008 6:52 am
Both of these images are computer renderings, just saw the real thing and these pictures are deceptive, it's huge, and really gorgeous in a rough fungussy way, like a road-side attraction. (In spite of that, the inside is surprisingly elegant with a vaulted mushroom cap ceiling.)
- L.M. 5-29-2008 6:29 am
Nice article by R.M. Vaughan on the fabrication of Katie's mushroom.
- L.M. 6-02-2008 6:19 pm