We were just days ago reflecting that the Christian Marclay retrospective that the Seattle Art Museum hosted in ‘04 was one of our fave exhibitions in recent memory (the thought brought on by Marc Joseph’s show at the Cooley Gallery at Reed College which used images of album covers). Marclay’s work lives in and around sound and the materials used to capture and release it…record, tape, film, even musical instrument. And when we can get conceptualism (”Tape Fall”), rigor (”Video Quartet,”) and beauty (having never before considered how beautiful a ragged, formerly white record sleeve could be) in equal doses, we can’t ask for more.
Because music still sits front and center with most of our experiences of culture and art, and because the LP is no longer the delivery mechanism of choice, the Richard Jones-curated 12×12 show opening at OFFICE (2204 NE Alberta)tonight is at once current and nostalgic. Twelve artists have been invited to re-create/re-invent twelve 12-inch album covers. Find work by and others. The show opens tonight, January 25 with a reception from 7-9 PM.
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