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Hanging "Earth in the Balance"

Oct. 14, 2008

Leila Holtsman and The Flood

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We hung the "Earth in the Balance" show at the Union of Concerned Scientists Sunday afternoon. (That's the one I co-juried) From about 120 submissions, space considerations limited us to selecting 16 and a lot of spectacular art couldn't be taken because either it was just too big or my co-jurors the Theme Nazis couldn't see the connection to the theme. (just kidding, guys. Kind of...) Anyway, the show is pretty great. Perhaps my personal favorite is Leila Holtsman's steel and ceramic wallpiece, "The Flood" that evokes islands being slowly submerged by the rising sea level. It actually changes over time, as the rust on the steel surface expands, devouring more of the islands. She had to come hang it herself since it weighs a boatload and a half and she has a system for doing it. There are lots of other great pieces, which I'll talk about later, after the opening reception. The show will be up for a year and it can be seen during business hours at the Union of Concerned Scientists' very green office space at 1825 K St. NW. UCS won the highest LEED certification for environmentalI design at this space, so if you're interested in how to green an existing plain vanilla downtown office, it's worth a visit just for that.

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