The latest mega show at
Le Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal is
Chihuly:Utterly Breathtaking featuring multiple site specific installations of the renown American blown glass sculptor,
Dale Chihuly. Back when the show opened in June I thought that this would be a great exhibit to attend with my mother, who was a smitten fan from the very first time we eyed Chihuly's work at a modest gallery in Toronto's
Distillery District. I gave my mother a ring and proposed an art date, to which she replied: "I already saw the show." Smitten fan indeed. Fast forward a couple of months and I ventured into a crowded museum to catch the show before it was too late.
The show is composed of eight installations and one of the most stunning is the Chandeliers and Tower room. Holy STUNNING! The non-functional chandeliers are suspended over a small platform topped with black plexi that provide a reflection and another perspective of the works.
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Citron Balboni Chandelier, 2013
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looking at the underside of the chandeliers, into the plexiglass base
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getting up close to the anemone-esque Pallazo Ducale Tower (1996) and its steel armature
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The tower seen through its reflection
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The reflection of Crystal Turquoise Chandelier (2010)
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As a fan of
Dan Flavin and neon works, it was a wonderful surprise (no, I don't read up on an exhibit before a visit-suspense!) that Chihuly's argon and neon Glass Forest made an appearance.
Glass Forest #6 (2013) was one of the installations specifically designed for the Museum. I couldn't help but conjure the image of melting, deformed flamingos
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last look, from the back of the room
Glass Forest #6 (2013) was one of the installations specifically designed for the Museum. I couldn't help but conjure the image of melting, deformed flamingos
