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An exciting exhibition opens tonight at Brown University's David Winton Bell Gallery. Artist Elizabeth King pushes the boundaries of the mechanics and emotion of human movement through her evocative, cross-media works.

In a groundbreaking mid-career survey, "The Sizes of Things in the Mind's Eye" represents a wide selection of the artist's meticulous automaton sculptures and their accompanying film studies. King's otherworldly human portraits in fine porcelain, glass and wood bridge the time-honored practice of sculpture with the science of human movement and the illusion of film.

Image: Elizabeth King, "Animation Study: Pose 7", 1997-2005, Chromogenic prints on Kodak Endura paper, 20 x 20 in. Collection of the artist.

To preview tonight's opening reception, Elizabeth King will give a free lecture at 5:30pm today in the List Art Center Auditorium.

"The Sizes of Things in the Mind's Eye" is on view from November 7th through December 21st, 2008 at Brown University's David Winton Bell Gallery. You can read my full review of the exhibition in the November/December issue of artscope magazine.

The David Winton Bell Gallery is located on the first floor of Brown University's List Art Center: 64 College Street, Providence, RI 02906.

KEN TAKASHI HORII: OF MIND AND MATTER
at The Chazan Gallery (Wheeler School)
September 18- October 5, 2008

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By Meredith Cutler (for Artscope Magazine)

Article Excerpt:

Entering the gallery, observe before you the temple-red Buddhapada, the Diamond Realm mandala…and, both “Vishnu’s Small [and Big] Big Bang Theories”. Before consulting your manual, it is important to note that Ken Takashi Horii approaches these heady symbols and diagrammatic problems first and foremost as an artist, not as a disciple.

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Image Below: Ken Takashi Horii, "Of Mind and Matter" (Work in Process Shot), 2008. Courtesy of Ken Takashi Horii.

DAVID H. WELLS: LIGHT STUDIES
at Gail Cahalan Gallery
October 15 - November 8, 2008

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By Meredith Cutler (for Artscope Magazine)

Article Excerpt:

Where does the journalistic nature of photography end and art begin? Photographer David H. Wells seeks answers to that longstanding question. As a freelance photojournalist, Wells’ work has appeared in major publications like the Philadelphia Inquirer Sunday Magazine, Time Magazine and National Geographic. Independently, he produces photo essays documenting the impact of globalization on India and other developing nations, funding his extensive travels through grants and fellowships. Clearly, the shutter is his third eye onto a dynamic world..

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Image Below: David H. Wells, "Man In Fountain" - Mysore, India, 2005, Digital Capture
©2005 David H. Wells

What a week, folks. I've been home with the plague, it's supposed to rain buckets tonight, and I'm already wearing fingerless gloves in the house. Ah, well, maybe I'm just getting old...tomorrow is my birthday after all. Hopefully, "Sun-Day" means that the sun will reappear and dry things up to crackly autumn goodness.

Rain or shine, YES Gallery + Studio in Warren is one spot to check out. Artist Tom McAleer will be giving a plein air painting demonstration tomorrow, Sunday, October 26th, from 2-5pm. During the demo, Tom will be painting a portrait of the historic gallery building (which once housed renowned illustrator David Macauley's studio!)

While you are there, check out Pure/Play, the current exhibition featuring paintings by McAleer and Douglas Desjardins. As additional incentive, 5% of exhibition proceeds will go to benefit the John Hope Settlement House, which provides social services to families in Providence, RI. YES Gallery + Studio is a tax free zone.

YES Gallery + Studio is located at 146 Water Street, Warren, RI 02885

It's no secret that I am addicted to National Public Radio. After all, I can absorb a huge amount of balanced, intelligent news stories, sprinkled liberally with culture, arts and entertainment while doing an equally huge amount of work! Eyes not required!

Every once in a while, I hear a story that I'm compelled to share here. Today's pick, from NPR's All Things Considered, is about the work of artist and professor Julia Christensen. Recognizing the enormous blight that big box stores and their hulking remnants have left on our country's landscape, Christensen set about documenting the fate of those large, rectangular structures that were abandoned by their makers - doomed due to the inevitable outsizing perpetuated by their dominance on our consumer spending. With the sheer number of large footprint stores X-d off of the active storelist by the world's hungriest companies, many communities are attempting to reclaim the disused space.

Above: "on this site...a commentary", Photo by Marc Levin, via flickr

Christensen's new book, "Big Box Reuse", published by The MIT Press, documents how (Main Street!) America is taking back millions of square feet through adventurous, mixed-use projects that benefit their communities. While Hormel's homage to SPAM isn't necessarily the most gloriously useful example; Lebanon, Missouri's public library and Route 66 museum is. Just click here to listen to the full broadcast.