York Daily Record, PA
Oct 15 2004
SOUND PLUS VISION EQUALS INTRIGUING EXHIBIT AT YORKARTS
Friday, October 15, 2004
Most people walk past their television sets and don’t give them much
thought. But it’s almost impossible to ignore the strange boob tube
currently on display at YorkArts.
When visitors pass by the TV, a sensor is tripped that causes a nearby
telephone to ring. The voice on the phone then recites passages from
a self-help book.
“It’s kind of the idea that sometimes people turn to the television
for advice,” said Justin Ayala, YorkArts’ program specialist. “And
sometimes it’s not the most sound advice that comes from the
television.”
“Idiot Box,” a piece by Matt Glick of West Chester, is one of several
featured in the audio-visual exhibit “Eye & Ear.” The show features
the work of 13 artists from around the country and continues at
YorkArts, 10 N. Beaver St., York, through Nov. 29.
Other pieces in the exhibit:
– “Ron & Duncan”: Scott Kaplan’s piece features a large shipping crate
with a circle cut out in the bottom. Visitors sit in a chair under
the box, and when they put their head inside the upholstered hole,
a story is told about a group of friends that go on a trip. One
of the friends gets lost and turns up dead. “It elicits a lot of
questions,” Ayala said. “It gets you walking away from it thinking,
‘Is this a real story?'”
– “88”: Eighty-eight piano keys are bound together by a piece of hemp
rope, forming a circular sculpture. Ayala said some pieces in “Eye &
Ear,” like this item by Jerry King Musser, imply a sound rather than
featuring actual sound.
– “Bread Series & Immigration”: The piece by Armenia native Apo
Torosyan features four paintings that have pieces of toast embedded
inside of them. Six-hundred pounds of earth has been dumped in front
of the paintings.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Saturday, but the gallery
usually stays open until about 5 p.m.