Caught in the Act
What if surplus energy met a surfeit of imagination? The Museum of Contemporary Art Denver devotes its entire Adjaye Associates-designed building to that speculation during the run of "Energy Effects: Art and Artifacts From the Landscape of Glorious Excess."
Annie Block -- Interior Design, 6/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Gonzalo Lebrija print
What if surplus energy met a surfeit of imagination? The Museum of Contemporary Art Denver devotes its entire Adjaye Associates-designed building to that speculation during the run of "Energy Effects: Art and Artifacts From the Landscape of Glorious Excess," which opens June 30 as part of Denver's inaugural Biennial of the Americas, a monthlong multi-venue celebration of sustainability, innovation, and art. Curated by MCA Denver director Adam Lerner, who likes to call himself the museum's "chief animator," and Indie Architecture director Paul Anderson, the high-concept "Energy Effects" challenges visitors to broaden their views of consumption and realize the untapped potential of wasted power-the creative equivalent of heating up leftovers.
Viviane Le Courtois print
Orly Genger contributed Reg, a 106-inch cube of knotted nylon rope that explores geometry. On the darker side, Jim Sanborn's Terrestrial Physics, a working replica of the first atom-splitting particle accelerator, shares the spotlight with a pair of B61 thermonuclear bombs. A designer is included, too. Buenos Aires-based Ciro Najle ponders "irrational engineering" via a site-specific installation.
Richard Meredith-Hardy print
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