Guth’s version of relational aesthetics comes down to patting the audience on the head and giving it a simple-minded chore, like Yoko Ono at her worst. While I realize Northwest curators and critics (as a group) could easily have a view of NW art not shared in New York, picking Guth was a slam on far more interesting artists who engage the Whitney’s abject, multimedia installation theme, if it qualified as a theme.<\/p>\n
Guth at Elizabeth Leach through Sept. 26.<\/p>\n
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<\/span>Pillars dressed in sweaters and jackets evoke Knitta<\/a>. Guth’s umbrellas made of clothing are the best thing about the show, although overly dependent on early work by Cris Bruch<\/a>. About her chandeliers, little can be said. I’ve seen their better.<\/p>\n![\"mkguthchand.jpg\"](\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/mkguthchand.jpg\")
<\/span>Fred Wilson<\/a>:<\/p>\n![\"fredwilsonchand.jpg\"](\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/fredwilsonchand.jpg\")
<\/span>I wouldn’t review this show were it not for the sorry fact that Guth was the only Northwest artist included in the 2008 Whitney Biennial<\/a>, where she had a room which she called “a unique opportunity to this particular place.” (Guth’s Whitney video interview here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n