06.22.07 Header: Spaces Opening on Superior Viaduct

Friday, June 22, 2007, "Storage Spaces [1]" opened at Spaces Gallery - continuing their orientation on "Shrinking Cities [2]". It is a very cool show, with many great works in a variety of mediums. And Spaces is a cool arts anti-establishment. As I was up there on the Viaduct, shown in the header attached below, I reflected it has changed character so much, with the growth of condos contrasting with the shrinking cities theme of the moment, since I lived in one of the loft buildings a bit further down... before the viaduct went glass and chrome. I already miss the old days of industrial decay.

From the Spaces write-up about this show: "Through the use of photo-based media, sculpture, video and mixed media installation, each artist develops a stage for recreating an experience filled with personal, yet often universal themes." The description also explains: "Artists explore invocations of memory––personal, cultural, physical and ethereal".

For one of the artists the opening was especially memorable, as my son Claes ran through a section of his work - a really stunning installation of photo images created on flat planes of sugar. I wasn't in the room at the time but I understand Claes ran in and danced upon one of the images, which actually left a very interesting effect. Apologies to the artist.