Janice Kerbel: I Saw the Light
Canadian artist Janice Kerbel’s new commission for Chisenhale Gallery in London is an unusual “play for stage lights.” Aileen Burns reviews, illuminating the implications for a city feeling both pre-Olympics and post–austerity measures strife.
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Roula Partheniou: Changing the Rules of the Game
Roula Partheniou finds complexity in unexpected places with “100 Variations,” a rewrite of the Rubik’s cube. The work, which recalls Sol LeWitt at times, challenges viewers to unravel a formally demanding game that is also genuinely playful in spirit.