Museum of Contemporary Art Walking Tours

I received a notecard in a group notice and stopped over to talk with Kathy Nikolaidis , Tour Guide at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Ms Nikolaidis provides a walking tours of the museum, which houses a very diverse collection of art. A tour of this stylish museum can be had by any Second Life residents simply by meeting Ms Nikolaidis at the start point of the tour. She greeted me when I arrived and we chatted briefly while I rezzed. She then asked if I was here for the tour. I replied telling her that I had been to the museum several times and had written a piece for Second Arts based on an interview and tour provided by Katerina Burner. I explained that I was here to ask a few question about the tour, to which she readily agreed to answer.

Nazz : When do the tours begin?

Kathy : I do tours Sunday, Monday and Wednesdays from 2:30-3:30 pm PST/SLT. Some exceptions due to RL commitments, but that’s the scheduled time.

Nazz: How has attendance been and are you drawing new people regularly?

Kathy: Attendance has been good and I have at least one tour a day and people seem pleased by it, which pleases me … I like to know how I’m doing.

Nazz: It sounds like you enjoy doing so … what’s generally the most asked question?

Kathy: I do love meeting new people and showing off this place. The question most often asked is about the artists if they are real life artists or only second life.

Nazz: It’s a beautiful museum. How long do the tours last?

Kathy: Yes I agree … it’s great. The tours last about 30 minutes on average. I give everyone as much time as they like to look at the art while on the tour.

Latin Americans Artists Exhibit

The exhibition opened today and runs through December 30th at L’Atelier de Luciella Studio. On display are the works of five artists; June Claveham from Uruguay, Luciella Lutrova from Argentina, Man Ebbage from Chile, Mystica Jumanya from Mexico and Vincent2 Arun from Uruguay. Stop over to view the abstract paintings and several interactive sculptures of these talented artists. Pictured above is Ms Lutrova who told me this is the first exhibition she’s organized and for her studio and hopes to do more. She’d like to connect with any Latin American artists in Second Life who are also artists in their first life.
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Latin Americans Artists Exhibit

The exhibition opened today and runs through December 30th at L’Atelier de Luciella Studio. On display are the works of five artists; June Claveham from Uruguay, Luciella Lutrova from Argentina, Man Ebbage from Chile, Mystica Jumanya from Mexico and Vincent2 Arun from Uruguay. Stop over to view the abstract paintings and several interactive sculptures of these talented artists. Pictured above is Ms Lutrova who told me this is the first exhibition she’s organized for her studio and hopes to do more. She’d like to connect with any Latin American artists in Second Life who are also artists in their first life.
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Primtings Gallery Surrealism

I received a landmark labeled “[3d] Ambiguous Figures @ Primting” from a recent acquaintance and stopped over this morning for a look around. It’d been several months since my last visit and I was delighted that I took the time to see a marvelous set of five Primtings from Kacy Depres. From a notecard, Ina Centaur the gallery curator explains, “What’s a primting you ask? Why, it’s simply a prim(ed pain)ting.” Pictured above is “Seascape” based on the real life 2D piece created by Max Ernst and next to it the 3D Primting created by Ms Depres.
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shellina Winkler at Cripta Art Gallery in AdOpera

My third and final stop on Tuesday, December 15th was to see the work of shellina Winkler at Cripta Art Gallery in AdOpera. Pictured above is one of her pieces on exhibit, “PHOENIX”. From her brief biography, “Creativity, passion and the love for shapes and colours generate a work with a meaning inside which is the result of my experiences lived in Second Life enriched, as well, by the fantasy which is the peculiarity of this world. Being an artist on Second Life is my main purpose.” Stop by to view her work, you won’t be dissappointed.
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Opening of Virtual Treeline

My next stop on Tuesday December 15th was to attend the opening of Virtual Treeline. The opening exhibition features; Soror Nishi, Alizarin Goldflake, Fuschia Nightfire, RAG Randt, Asmita Duranjaya, Sheba Blitz and Bocan Undercroft. Virtual Treeline is part of a larger real world Treeline project that aims to raise awareness of local and global environmental issues and encourage action through art. The work on show will also be shown in real life galleries and schools and on the internet as well as in Second Life. Contact Juanita Deharo, pictured above at the opening, for more information.
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Opening of SAS3D : Bunker Art Gallery

It’s Tuesday , December 15th and I’m at the Opening of SAS3D : Bunker Art Gallery. On exhibit are the works of; Fuschia Nightfire, Trinity Eales, Georg Janick AKA Gary Zabel, Merlino Mayo and mitou Waco. The exhibition will be open until January 9th. Pictured above is, “Stranger in A Strange Land” by Georg Janck. In a group notice he tells us that on display are, “New photomontages I’ve been doing involving camera movement, video game imagery, TV images, film images, and real photographs”. Check out the “Pirats – SAS Bunker Art Gallery Teaser“
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TigPig Art Gallery and Sauce Palace

The “Mondrian Snowman” on display outside the TigPig Art Gallery and Sauce Palace. I’m not certain how I received the LM, but am grateful that I did. A refreshing visit with a touch of sauciness. The about land explains, “TigPig is the home of Tiny Art from all over Raglan…it is also the place for one of a kind TigPig Sauce (in other words, it is a place to acquire weird and highly useless creations made by Tia PIGGY Macbain and Dorian ROARZ Longstaff).” I of course bought a bottle of sauce.
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White Gallery – Nessumo Myoo

Pictured above is “Angel” one of the many pieces by artist Nessuno Myoo at the White Gallery, a permanent exposition space. In the biographical notecard from the artists tells visitors that, “Wood and metal are mainly the materials which I favor. Sometimes sanded and polished, and other corroded by strong contrasts. Different visions for different sensations. With my essential figurative try to express the beauty, energy, light, poetry.” Angel is an excellent example of the artists “expression”.
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Gleman Jun at Garden Art Gallery

The opening was on Sunday, December 13th, the latest exhibition sponsored by PIRats, where the works and videos of Gleman Jun will appear until January 16th. Pictured above is one of Mr. Jun’s pieces at the gallery, “Quantum Strings 1″. Gleman has had numerous exhibitions of his work in SL and in his artist statement he tells us, “In the dynamic effects of colors, lights and transparencies, he expresses his creativity in a constantly evolving and transforming himself.” Stop by to see the exhibit and the several others nearby. You can see Gleman’s video’s here.
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