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Article: 'Kerfuffle' is a beautiful way of looking at the mess we're in.(NWTicket)
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- The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA)
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- September 4, 2009
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Byline: Michael Upchurch; Seattle Times arts writer
It's not often that art curators have to water their exhibits -- but one piece in Bumbershoot's "Kerfuffle: The Uneasy Relationship Between Humanity and Environment" requires occasional light mistings to make it flourish.
Vaughn Bell's "Biosphere Built for Two" is, literally, a living work of art: a suspended terrarium with two holes at the bottom of it where you can poke your head up and gaze at the plant life around you. It's interactive art at its best: surprising, beguiling, a real conversation piece.
And "Kerfuffle" is the standout in this year's lineup of art exhibits at Bumbershoot, ...