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Gretchen Schermerhorn at DCAC March 7, 2009 Adams Morgan more Adams Morgan Ah, Adams Morgan. There are lots of vibrant neighborhoods in DC, and more than one where you can get an Ethiopian meal and an empanada within a block or two, but none is the delightful confection of slightly seedy cross-cultural, Spanish/Ethiopian/young non-profiteers, skinny-jeaned tatooistas, with just a pinch of last night’s barf, as Adams Morgan. Perhaps a few too many bars, but that’s just me. I go for two institutions: Amsterdam Felafel and DCAC (the DC Arts Center). And I had them both today. Gretchen Schermerhorn more Schermerhorn Gretchen Schermerhorn, a local printmaker and paper maker has an ongoing solo at DCAC that’s definitely worth a visit. She calls it “Genetic Drift”, “an accumulation of random changes in a gene pool.” The work, mostly printing on a handmade paper that is both earthy in color and ethereally light, combines layers of imagery in a way that does recall random change. But the stars of the show are The Boughs – three ceiling-hung sculptural forms assembled from cast paper elements. Each piece seems to have grown organically and the word “mutation” comes immediately to mind. They are scary and sexy, and they could be the stuff of nightmares. And I mean that in the best possible way.     < Prev   Next >