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Re: Calder exhibit...a funny thing

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John & Sandra Barrick (astroboy)
Fri, 16 Oct 1998 17:04:06 -0400

I haven't seen this exhibit. But isn't it really like viewing a dead
body. Sorta a Calder without life. I agree about the showing too
much of a tease. Maybe they could have a video running of Calder
using these sculptures. You know in the video some of them worked or
he moved if I remember correctly. Was it like "I Spy"(no not Culp
and Crosby) I mean did they video everyone blowing the ojects on
display. If they can't find calder moving the pieces then they could
have a digital effects artist(like my husband-HINT EXHIBITOR!)
animate the objects and run the loop of that for each piece, for
viewers.
Sandra

Bunki Kramer wrote:
>
> Remember I wrote about the free teachers' Calder exhibit showing starting
> at San Francisco's MOMA a few weeks ago? Remember I said I blew on the wire
> sculptures so I and those around me could really appreciate the movement
> and I was almost hyperventilating near the end? Apparently I wasn't the
> only one. Someone told me this evening that the museum was putting out
> fliers of some sort about not touching, moving, or blowing on any of these
> works of art. I understand they are asking people to leave who are blowing
> on them.
>
> I guess I can understand why as they are old and fragile....but you know,
> they are MEANT to move.