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...slide-show format allows us to present for the first time 90 "lesbian artists," thus, making it easier for the show to explore the diversity among "lesbian artists" across...
...insurance and shipping costs. The use of two slide projectors for Visible is a creative solution to the problem that the university is not free from the political/economic constraints of the Reagan-Bush era. Many of the individuals who participated in this project did so because its organization and format are a critique of "blockbuster exhibitions" often compromised in terms of content and message by the sources of their sponsorship...
...greatest flaw in the show is a product of the format. Seeing Tim Krochuk, Rouse, and Giering recreate "Bobby & Jackie & Jack," a song they sang together in last month's magnificent production of Merrily We Roll Along, reminds us that each of these songs was written for a specific moment in a specific play. Removing a song from its surroundings must weaken it, especially in a piece as dependent on the situation as "Pretty Women" from Sweeny Todd. Perhaps spoken introductions would restore some of the lost context...
Visible for a Change at the Lyman Common Room is an exhibit of lesbian art, or rather slides of 160 pieces of art. Although the works compiled are thought-provoking, the slide-show format undermines the exhibit's potential. As a result, the varied and rich collection of often ignored work is encased within an unsatisfying and frustrating show...
...cannot appreciate the works when bombarded with them in rapid succession. More importantly, the slide format diminishes the potency of the individual pieces. Slides communicate no sense of a work's scale, texture or dimensions. The work itself and the effort to display such a wide variety of lesbian artists is commendable but the pieces deserve more consideration than the slide format allows...