- Rising and falling through cuts in the floor: Allan Packer's contribution to Mad Homes (unseen: glowing-red "rock" shape in the kitchen, spinning like it has lost its mind).
She sees Mad Homes as a total disappointment, in which the economic, physical, and emotional richness of these houses is only barely tapped into. She especially takes on works by Troy Gua (shrink-wrapping on one house), SuttonBeresCuller (red straps running between and through two houses), and Laura Ward (the saggy skin of a house set on an armature on the lawn).
What do you think? Was I too easy on Mad Homes?
For me, the greatest of the works is Allan Packer's: a wolf, raven, and moon rising and falling between cuts in the floors, plus a spinning rock, glowing red, in the kitchen. Check them out before the show closes on August 6.
UPDATE: I should add that tonight is the opening of Mad Homes Away From Home at the University of Washington's Jacob Lawrence Gallery (in the art building). It's several of the same artists dealing with similar themes in a gallery, rather than domestic, space. Starts at 4!
