Slog - Comments on The Bellevue Landscape http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/the_bellevue_landscape by Nancy Stoaks While three panels from the famous "Gates of Paradise" are on view at SAM, the exhibition Material Terrain: A Sculptural Exploration of Landscape and Place (through May 4 at the Bellevue Arts Museum) may remind you of another set of celebrated gates: Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s 7,503 saffron-colored fabric panels that reframed NYC’s Central Park for 16 days in February 2005. In the exhibition catalogue for Material Terrain, Glenn Harper (editor of Sculpture magazine) writes that The Gates were remarkable for their element of “aesthetic surprise”—prompting awareness of what normally remains unseen. Material Terrain is based on a... Copyright 2008 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:25:21 -0800 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:08:06 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Fnarf They have a whole bunch of really awesome sculptures just like this one down at Home Depot. And Dunn Lumber -- oh, my God! Sadly, Dunn Lumber charges a steep admission.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/the_bellevue_landscape#c916203 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/the_bellevue_landscape#c916203 Visual Art Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:06:24 -0800 Comment by Poster Girl I love Jen's posts!

]]> Poster Girl http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/the_bellevue_landscape#c916320 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/the_bellevue_landscape#c916320 Visual Art Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:29:23 -0800 Comment by I fucking love minimalism Too bad Rydingsvard doesn't use a chain saw to sculpt some real sculpture out of her wood pilings. You know, something recognizable, like people, animals or landscapes. Then we could see some art!

]]> I fucking love minimalism http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/the_bellevue_landscape#c916324 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/the_bellevue_landscape#c916324 Visual Art Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:29:58 -0800 Comment by Marcel Duchump Its great to see the BAM get some actual art, though. Great post, Nancy, now I actually have a reason to walk inside rather than around.

]]> Marcel Duchump http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/the_bellevue_landscape#c916430 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/the_bellevue_landscape#c916430 Visual Art Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:55:45 -0800 Comment by Dougsf Christo should be nothing but a historic footnote, filed under "weird things that remained popular until the 1970's". But unlike mimes, the guy's (and his partner) been a pompous hack for the better part of 40 years now.

Sorry, had to let that out.

]]> Dougsf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/the_bellevue_landscape#c916858 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/the_bellevue_landscape#c916858 Visual Art Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:57:08 -0800 Comment by Mark M Gee, it looks like somebody likes Maya Lin...

]]> Mark M http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/the_bellevue_landscape#c917552 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/the_bellevue_landscape#c917552 Visual Art Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:37:12 -0800 Comment by sharon I'm very excited that BAM has this exhibition-- von Rydingsvard is a genius and it's nice to see her work get to this corner of the world.

Also, the Gates were the most amazing large scale installation I've seen up close.

]]> sharon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/the_bellevue_landscape#c917747 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/the_bellevue_landscape#c917747 Visual Art Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:08:06 -0800