June 2, 2013

Photo Diary: Barry McGee at the ICA Boston.

Untitled 2005-2012, one of Barry McGee’s wall “boils” at the ICA.

Detail from an untitled installation constructed with old letter press trays.

These are some of my favorite pieces in the show: bulbous paper mache (I think) spheres with bits of McGee’s trademark sign lettering on them. There’s something very Katamari Damacy about them.

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February 3, 2009

Calendar. 02.03.09.

Obey Boston. (Photo by Hargo.)

In Boston: Shepard Fairey, Supply and Demand, at the ICA, opens Friday.
In NYC: Fred Sandback at David Zwirner, through Feb. 14.
In NYC: Ana Blohm, Interior Life, at the NYU Hospital Library, opens Thursday.
In NYC: Walker Evans and the Picture Postcard, opens today.
In Miami: 30 Americans at the Rubell Collection.
In L.A.: Becca Mann at Roberts & Tilton in Culver City, through Feb. 28.
In S.F.: Some Word Pictures, by Bill Daniel and Santiago Mostyn at Needles & Pens, through Feb. 28. BTW, if you haven’t seen Daniel’s film, Who Is Bozo Texino?, get it now! It’s frackin’ amazing. (Eyebeam reBlog.)
In London: The works of Hussein Chalayan at the Design Museum, through May 17.