Institute of Contemporary Art mental film to installations inspired by 17th-century frescoes, the artists selected for the 2010 Foster Prize offer a wide-ranging view of art being created in the Boston area today. This year, the biennial award show takes a new, expanded format, featuring work by nine artists: Robert de Saint Phalle, Eirik Johnson, Fred Liang, Rebecca Meyers, Matthew Rich, Daniela Rivera, Evelyn Rydz, Amie Siegel, and Steve Tourlentes. The exhibition, including sculpture, installation, film, video, painting, drawing, and photography, culminates in the selection of the Foster Prize recipient in December 2010.
Mark Bradford november 19, 2010—march 13, 2011 Mark Bradford is best known for his collage-layered paintings that poetically express the energy and poetry of life in the city, particularly Los Mark Bradford, “Potable Water.” Angeles where the artist lives and works. Bradford uses found materials—peeling movie posters, homemade flyers, salvaged plywood, even the endpapers used to perm black hair—to create his vibrant, textured compositions. Pop culture, identity politics, the history of collage, mapping, and abstract painting are just a few of his influences.
Gabriel Kuri february 2—july 4, 2011 Gabriel Kuri is among a loose collection of brilliant young artists from Mexico to gain international attention in recent years. As in the recent Damian Ortega show at the ICA, this is Kuri’s first solo museum exhibition in Boston. Kuri makes “witty, materially economical conceptual art with a political bite” (The New York Times). Using familiar materials such as receipts, newspaper, or plastic bags, Kuri focuses our attention on contemporary consumer culture and the way money mediates almost all our human relationships and daily transactions. Approximately 30 sculptures and 15 collages will be on view, including Untitled (Superama)—a series of three, nine-foot tall tapestries intricately hand-woven in Mexico to resemble Wal-mart receipts. www.guideforthearts.com
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