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Art
Fortunate Objects

When

Dec 5, 2007 – Feb 24, 2008

Wednesdays

Thursdays–Sundays (10am–4pm)

Where
Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (1018 N Miami Ave, 305.455.3380)
Price
FREE
Details
http://www.cifo.org/fortunate-objects-p61.html
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The CIFO flexes its conceptual muscle with this wide-ranging multimedia exhibition culled from its permanent collection. These Fortunate Objects aren't always what they seem; the artists transform familiar items — whether domestic, industrial, or strictly personal — on both conceptual and aesthetic levels, providing new, unexpected perspectives. The show is divvied into three sections: "The Appropriated Object, or the Assisted Readymade"; "The Surrogate or Constructed Object"; and "The Object Used." Highlights include Damien Hirst's The Blood of Christ, a gleaming stainless-steel cabinet containing blood-coated pills; Olafur Eliasson's trippy Blue Double Kaleidoscope; and Sleeping Box, Mateo López's safe haven of a makeshift cabin.

Omar Sommereyns