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Says Wright:"Judgmental Cat vs. Minimalism," the diptych greeting you as you enter, encompasses much of what I think preoccupies the selected artists. It's the ubiquitous cute or crazy cat of YouTube: technology is a theme, and the way it mediates our world. It's a portrait of sorts, a distillation of some personality. The cat faces off against a fluorescent void, the minimal form of the landscapes that reappear throughout. Its blankness is meticulous, as are other works in their detail. Despite this emptiness, the canvas nevertheless vibrates as others do with some energy of now, of fashion and fun. Yet there's something mysterious, unsettling, and basically strange about the work, and about the whole ensemble here. Like our present - difficult to describe, but you can feel it.Continue reading for more images from Icebreaker 6.
Attend a reception for Icebreaker 6 from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, January 9, at Ice Cube Gallery; the exhibit then runs through January 31. Lauren Wright will also present a gallery talk at 2 p.m. on January 17; go to the gallery website for details.
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