Denise Goldberg's blog

Saturday, October 28, 2017

inflatable objects

I feel lucky that I receive (and read!) daily newsletters from both the Boston Globe and WBUR, the NPR station affiliated with Boston University. One of the emails this week introduced an exhibit at one of BU's art galleries. (The Boston Globe article is available here.)

Yesterday I headed to Boston to visit the exhibit.

Claire Ashley: (((CRZ.F.4NRS.AAK)))

Claire Ashley’s large-scale inflatable objects combine painting, sculpture, installation, and performance to defy a singular definition. The coded title of the exhibition translates to “Crazy Female Foreigners Alive and Kicking” referencing Ashley’s Scottish nationality and alluding to the instability of global politics, and the temporal existence of her sculptures inhabiting and moving through space.

from the exhibit announcement, Claire Ashley: (((CRZ.F.4NRS.AAK)))

Most of the sculptures were large but there were a few small pieces too. I enjoyed walking through the artist's wonderful creations.

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More of Claire Ashley's creations can be seen in the gallery capturing (((CRZ.F.4NRS.AAK))).

Better yet, if you're in the Boston area I highly recommend visiting the exhibit. It's at 808 Gallery at BU through December 3, 2017.