http://urbanhonking.com/pica/2007/09/13/teeth_normal_and_happy_1/ Tue, 19 Mar 2013 23:29:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://urbanhonking.com/pica/2007/09/13/teeth_normal_and_happy_1/#comment-713 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:56:56 +0000 http://urbanhonking.com/pica/2007/09/13/teeth_normal_and_happy_1/#comment-713 nice review. i had that same split-second of “oh god, this is going to be like that scene from “the big lebowski”…the landlord’s “dance quintet”. i was afraid it would be everything that turns people off from performance art. but once they got into it i could see that it was driven by an earnest desire to explore complex human relationships through the lens of otherworldly characters. it was an interesting contrast to MAP ME, which really blew me away with it’s spareness and gentle handling of similar concepts.
i did feel some of the handling of the video was a little naive in its overt desire to shock and awe, though. i felt there was a bit of a disconnect between that element and the content of the piece.

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