| MCA Star Power's Candice Breitz |
| Written by Ken Hamel | |
| Tuesday, 03 June 2008 | |
Artist Candice Breitz was one of the "Star Power" talents that kicked off the grand opening of the MCA Denver back in 2007, and her "Legends" piece in the basement gallery featured a grid of video monitors highlighting a cross section of Jamaican singers performing Bob Marley's CD "Legend" in its entirety, acapella, in unison. I'm a big Bob Marley fan, but quite honestly the piece didn't work for me; I would have much preferred seeing her "Queen (A Portrait of Madonna)" video installation which covers similar territory to the "Legends" piece but with a bit more camp. If you missed "Legends," here's a link to a sample on YouTube, and here's a link to some Breitz Madonna on YouTube as well. And if you're up for an east-coast trek, Breitz will be speaking at DC's Hirshhorn Museum on Thursday June 26th at 7:00 pm. |
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