Myth Understanding; Two Shows at the Ica Rethink the Meaning of Art.

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"Framing Exposure: Process and Politics," the student-curated group exhibit in the ICA's project space and ramp, goes well with the [Richard Pettibone] show. (I'll leave "Springtide," the ICA's third exhibit, for another day.)

"Framing," organized collaboratively by 10 Penn undergraduates as part of their yearlong seminar "Contemporary Art and the Art of Curating," seems to focus--like Pettibone--on myth-debunking. It's a show that posits a world of lies and deception.

Christopher Chiappa's Asshole, maybe the best piece in the show, takes a swipe at the art world and the rest of the world. The portrait collage of a man's head made from tiny circles showing people's nude derrieres (the various photos are taken from porn sites) are then gridded on a diagonal.

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Myth Understanding; Two Shows at the Ica Rethink the Meaning of Art.

At the risk of sounding like a Philistine, I want to suggest there are a few too many pieces of art in the Institute of Contemporary Art's new shows to digest in one viewing. Y...

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