Potent `Nature' of Iceland.(D)(Arts & Entertainment)(Art)

From: The Washington Times | Date: October 13, 2001| Author: Shaw-Eagle, Joanna | Copyright information

Byline: Joanna Shaw-Eagle

Run, don't walk, to Steina Vasulka's extraordinary installation, "Moss and Lava," in the Corcoran Gallery of Art's "Confronting Nature: Icelandic Art of the 20th Century." Three wall-size, 10-minute video segments run simultaneously to music that resonates like thunder. Fast-moving sound and images envelop the viewer.

Organized by the National Gallery of Iceland, "Confronting Nature" is the largest exhibit of that art to visit the ...

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