5 Greatest Things About This Past Weekend’s MOVE! At P.S.1

02 November 2010
by Art Rubynstein

Often some of the greatest installations and exhibits are also the shortest. Such is the case with this Halloween weekend’s gem MOVE! It was conceived part of part of MoMA P.S.1′s Free Space program and co-organzied by Klaus Biesenbach, V’s Cecilia Dean, and David Colman. And this twelve hour spectacular (six hours each on Saturday and Sunday) actually offered some of most inspired and energetic works we’ve seen in Long Island City in some time, with its designer and artist collaborations. Here are our five highlights along with photos of everything you might have missed!

1) Rob Pruitt and Marc Jacobs’ magical runway. This was one of most energetic participatory installations we’ve seen in some time. Concept was simple: museum goers were encouraged to strut their stuff on the blue screen runway before seeing their likeness projected onto a Marc Jacobs Spring 2010 show in the gallery next door (yes, with Madonna and Anna Wintour sitting in the front row). The project truly put smiles on everyone’s faces while exploring everyone’s internal vanities.

2) David Blaine on premises. Sure, Blaine collaborated with Adam Kimmel on that swimming with the sharks themed video but we were almost excited to see the magician extraordinaire in person for some hardcore card tricks. “I just returned from a tour of Russia,” Blaine told us. “And I performed some of these card tricks in front of the President Medvedev.”

3) Terence Koh and Italo Zucchelli’s quietly gleaming performance installation. Two silver embroidered men. Haunting music. Quiet room. Pure visual brilliance.

4)  Olaf Breuning and Cynthia Rowley’s paint factory. It’s complicated turning samples into full pledged works of art. And Rowley hasn’t even decided yet what she’s doing with dozens of beautifully paint splattered dresses. Stay tuned!

5) Kalup Linzy performance. Ok, whether this man was performing in the basement of the museum or eating in cafeteria in his DvF dress, we were impressed.