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A A A Comments By Michael Paglia Thursday, Sep 2 1999

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Lisa Stanley of Denver uses moving images in a disturbingly pitch-black space for "Genetic Fetish." Facing us as we enter the room through blackout curtains is a projection of an eye. Opposite is a suspended Plexiglas panel holding a mandala made of lingerie. Moving, sperm-like forms are projected onto the panel, and the combined image is reflected onto the wall.

Upstairs is the final piece: Antonette Rosato's "Middle Knowledge," which is more sculptural than environmental. This installation is apparently a self-portrait of Rosato, who lives in Boulder. At opposite sides of the large space -- which is unified by vertical mirrors -- Rosato uses china displayed on an étagère in the shape of a grandfather clock to symbolize her mother, Mary, and an actual grandfather clock to symbolize her father, Albert. The Rosatos collaborated on the piece.

Detail of "Maximum Location," by Linda Herritt.

Detail of "Blue Funk in My American Home: Thoughts on Population Control," by John McEnroe.

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