I wish the "Third Space" exhibit was my wallpaper

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I wish the "Third Space" exhibit was my wallpaper

POSTED: Thursday, June 11, 2009, 8:36 PM

Filed Under: Arts Visual Art

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the exhibit "Pathaways to Unknown Worlds," which is up at the Institute of Contemporary Art and pays tribute to jazz legend/Afro-futurist Sun Ra. Because of that whole word count thing, I didn't mention that I'm smitten by all of the exhibits that are currently up at ICA, not just "Pathaways." My favorite is the one that's simply lining the walls between the first and second floor ' "Third Space" by Odili Donald Odita. It's a massive, kaleidoscope-y painting that takes cues from Op art, in that if you stare at it long enough it looks like it's moving. (No, I'm not stoned. If you're not familiar with it, read more here.)

The coolest part about this piece, I think, is that Odita used house paint to make this ' 115 shades of it. You can see more images from the exhibit here, and should check out the "Dirt on Delight" exhibit while you're at it.

Through Dec. 6, free, Institute of Contemporary Art, 118 S. 36th St., 215-898-7108, icaphila.org.

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