Art in Paradise: Death from Above
Technology, when it’s applied to battlefields, often has a side effect on its users that’s talked about less than its efficiency: it distances them from the violent realities of killing. That distancing is why, for instance, we think of PTSD in relation to...
Art in Paradise: The Art of the Contraption
Gina Kamentsky’s sculptures don’t just sit around looking sculptural. Instead, they clank. They ring. Figures revolve amd gears mesh. They might more fairly be dubbed contraptions. The artist herself has an even better moniker for them: “mechanical...
Whimsy in Paradise
Take Alexander Calder’s mobiles and throw in heaping amounts of Rupe Goldbergian excess, and you might have some idea of what artist Gina Kamentsky’s work is like. Her sculptures are at once whimsical and fascinating. Each is a machine, but a machine that...A MUSEical Journey
Valley Classics presents A MUSEical Journey in celebration of the beginning of the Spring 2013 season. The concert features performances of original and influenced works, along with classic favorites such as Tchaikovsky’s “Souvenir de Florence.”...E-Edition
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