The Library at Wadi ben Dagh

[magid]

There's an exhibit of wonderful pieces by M.L. Van Nice at the Bromfield Gallery, displaying some of the knowledge of this long-lost Library, including "Preliminary Studies of the Iconography of a Cheesit," "The Canon: Unfinished Study for an Account of Tedium," and "Observations of a Commonly Overlooked Property of Air". Also spoons, fish that must swim, a screen with maps of the seventh journey to where the cow jumped over the moon on one side and books that never were on the other (Pandora's Book has a key....), boxes within boxes with ever-smaller four-suited cutouts all lined with Alice leading to an innermost Red Queen, astonishing displays of all sorts of interesting and gorgeous things (in so many different media; I am in awe of the talent required).

The show closes this Sunday; well worth the trip, if you can make it in time.
(And if not, I found out that the artist shows work during Somerville Open Studios.)

Comments

[ruthling.livejournal.com]

She is always one of my must-sees during SOS. G gave her some glassware to use recently. Must go see this exhibit, although it looks like a lot of the stuff we've already seen.

[magid.livejournal.com]

I've never seen her stuff at SOS; I'll have to change that next year.

I wondered how she got so many neat things to use; I hadn't thought about a network of acquirers of stuff.