News Maine Art Galleries Michael Bell-Smith at the ICA at MECA
| Michael Bell-Smith at the ICA at MECA |
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| Editor: Brenda Bonneville | |
| Wednesday, 25 January 2012 | |
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(Image: Video Loop by Mike Bell-Smith “Return to Forever”. Courtesy of Foxy Production, New York) (Portland, ME) Through April 8th. Maine native Bell-Smith’s rigorously constructed lo-fi environments are immediately recognizable to those familiar with the history of personal computers or home gaming systems, yet they are not concerned with nostalgia. Rather, they are deeply systematic, detailed, rewarding, and considerate of historical and critical engagement, looking to reduce digital forms to their simplest being. Both remixing “found” technologies and creating his own software, Bell-Smith’s work brings humor, vibrancy, and provocative gestures that ask viewers to reconsider the cultural meaning of these iconic scenes. The exhibition will look both back to identify Bell-Smith’s links in art history and forward to explore how this influential work prefigured the way many young new media artists work with art institutions on large and sometimes difficult constructions. There will be an opening reception for Mike Bell-Smith on Thursday, January 26th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.
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