Quality over Quantity

Is assuredly what you’ll get at the Hyde Park Art Center.  

A rarity in a time concerned with seeing and doing a lot in the smallest amount of time possible, when being busy is valued and people watching is altogether overlooked. Importance is unfortunately given to how much was seen and heard as opposed to what was actually experienced. 

At the Hyde Park Art Center you may not see a large amount of work but what you do see will  make an impression. The center offers two floors which showcase emerging and established artists. The current exhibition, Hairy Blob plays with concepts of time through various mediums. The time suggested in this exhibit is a present one, not infused with the scents of nostalgia, a time that addresses the now, that is perhaps not so busy but watches the people passing and offers comments.  The name may imply a mess, a childhood monster or a cuddly stuffed animal.  The exhibition however is clear, provoking and organized in such a fashion that evolves with the artist while continuing to engage the audience.  By changes I refer to ongoing modifications or additions to the work on display. For example, Becky Alprin was shifting the companion piece to her sculpture during my visit, seen in the photo above. 

A pleasant addition will take place on July 20^th when there will be a live audio-visual performance by Nadav Assor and David Davidovsky which will complement Assor’s video projection Strip/Lakeshore East that runs on the catwalk of the Jackman Goldwasser gallery and can be seen from inside as well as outside the gallery during the evening hours.  In keeping with the theme of quality over quantity, while in the neighborhood, stop in at Jimmy's aka Woodlawn Tap, only the necessary items on the menu, less choice more taste!