{"id":1163,"date":"2012-04-24T15:32:58","date_gmt":"2012-04-24T19:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/?p=1163"},"modified":"2012-07-22T15:54:56","modified_gmt":"2012-07-22T19:54:56","slug":"virginia-overton-at-the-kitchen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/24\/virginia-overton-at-the-kitchen\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Overton at The Kitchen"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Virginia Overton, Untitled (pipes), 2012. Photo courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Virginia Overton\u2019s habit of using unexpected objects to challenge our experiences of a particular space would seem well suited to the Kitchen. Yet the five sculptures she presents in this exhibit\u2014made from steel pipes, two-by-fours, pedestals and other items collected behind the scenes at this venerable nonprofit\u2014don\u2019t greatly alter our sense of the institution, though they do reflect on the relevance of Minimalism today.<\/p>\n

In the past, Overton\u2019s sculptures have sometimes involved startling incongruences, but the pieces here\u2014like a collection of well-used rigging poles propped against the wall and lit to create an elegant installation\u2014look more attractive than out of place. Others carry on a more overt conversation with 1960s Minimalist art, such as the strongly spotlit, diagonally wall-mounted steel bar that recalls a Flavin fluorescent tube, or the floor-bound array of creaky two-by-fours that noisily raise one\u2019s awareness of his or her footsteps, \u00e0 la Carl Andre.<\/p>\n

These two pieces and others touch on Minimalism\u2019s penchant for interacting with or altering the exhibition space, but Overton ostensibly wants to elicit a deeper understanding of the venue\u2019s identity (in this case, as a gallery and a theater). By quoting Minimalist aesthetics, she brings to mind concerns with light, space and viewer participation, all topics clearly relevant to the Kitchen\u2019s history as a performance center. Considering the highly experimental nature of that history, however, Overton could have taken more risks, instead of just settling for tasteful arrangements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Virginia Overton\u2019s habit of using unexpected objects to challenge our experiences of a particular space would seem well suited to the Kitchen. Yet the five sculptures she presents in this exhibit\u2014made from steel pipes, two-by-fours, pedestals and other items collected behind the scenes at this venerable nonprofit\u2014don\u2019t greatly alter our sense of the institution, though … <\/p>\n

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