In Greece, the expression “piase kokkino” (“touch red”) is said when two people say the same thing at the same time. It is believed that such an occurrence is an omen that the two will have an argument in the future, which can only be broken when the two touch the closest thing that is red.
Larry Bell
Born 1939 in Chicago, IL
Lives in Taos, NM, and Los Angeles, CA
Blending into the red candy palette of Larry Bell’s Pacific Red II, a work consisting of six laminated glass cubes installed in one of the Whitney’s terraces. Each box enclosed another, their multiple surfaces reflecting warm shades of red and pink light which – inevitably – made it an instant hit with photographers and other urban species of instagram.
PS: there were no arguments that day – or the next!
The 2017 Whitney Biennial
June 10th, 2017
The photographs look like paintings. I like the division of space; flat planes interrupted by organic forms.
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It was one of the most photogenic installations of the 2017 Biennial. That aside, I loved how they made a statement by reflecting the surrounding environment, bold but not imposing.
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Thank you, once again, Dear Host! 🙂
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But of course oh emissary of the fine arts! 🙂 – Douglas
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