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Monday, July 14, 2008
Weekend Surprises 7: Identity Complex
What surprised me about … Identity Complex, the art and architecture exhibit on West North Loop, was the fierceness of both major aspects of the events. Metrohouse’s residences, joined by a tree-topped courtyard, look like they emerged from some hyper-inventive designer’s dreams, with open, angled spaces executed in contemporary materials and obsessively pristine details. The art, assembled in the live-work lofts by Marcy Hoen of Austin Art Start, was similarly forward-thinking in electronic and sculptural medias, as well as a few more modest paintings. The art-mad crowd walked around mouths agape. A fair point was made by several partiers: “What Austin artist could afford to purchase such lofts?” Well, it might attract creative types from more costly real estate markets, looking for a lot of good light and the inspiration of edgy digs. The city is a pretty strong magnet as well.
Renee Gravois of the LBJ School and Nicole Blair, who you may remember from our McMansion Ordinance series, both lit up by Sean Gaulager’s projection and video gambit
Jody Kaylor, Skip Swanson
Nathan Michael, Nichole Rogerson
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Weekend Surprises 6: Bastille Day
What surprised me about … The Bastille Day celebration at the French Legation was how quickly it cooled down on that East Austin hilltop after the sun went down. Also how the Parisian jazz band tickled the assembled crowd and how the tiny tots went crazy for the mini-hedge labyrinths and the jugglers on the east lawn.
Elizabeth Eisenhart, Stewart Eisenhart
Carl Orend, Claire Orend
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Weekend Surprises 5: The White Party
What surprised me about … The White Party for LifeWorks was how stunning everyone looked in theme color, gliding around the Green Pastures grounds like so many characters from “The Great Gatsby.” Since this was staged by the charity’s young professionals’ wing, the ages skewed young for a gala, but it could hardly have been improved upon, as flowers, tents, decorative globes and free-flowing libations eased the party into higher gear as the night wore on. (Or so I heard, since I insanely left early for other gigs.)
Second row: Kelly Jackson, Sally Jackson (the Internet’s Midlife Gals in the flesh). First row: Stylist Amy Gamber, Rhiannon “Miss Adventure “Gammill
Jenny Arias, Lyndon Caine
Stephanie Coultress, Anar Shah, Malavika Vinta
Austin.com’s Fred Meyers,Lauren Meyers
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Weekend Surprises 4: Video Games Live
What surprised me about … Video Games Live at the Long Center on Saturday is how quickly the crowd adapted to the relatively formal, but, let’s face it, early space age atmosphere of the newly opened performing arts center. Also, the number of return fans from last season’s combination of symphonic music, lasers and projected games. Kinda like the condensed but essentially alien experience of hearing one’s favorite movie scores played by an orchestra live.
Ryan Kane, Debbie Kane
Mary K. Brown, Samuel Deats
Jason Bavarian, Ryan Mullowney, Anietie Akpan
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