Amorphic Robot Works returns to the United States with the installation of Too Big Dog Monkey, the Cave of the Subconscious, and YoYo Belimbau at the Wood Street Galleries in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from January 28 to March 18, 2005. After touring Europe for several years, the Cave with its 24 resident electromechanical and pneumatic sculptural machines can be entered and experienced by gallery visitors at any time. For maintenance reasons, individual visitors will see a quieter, less intense performance, while groups of five or more visitors will be treated to the full-volume all-machines show. YoYo Belimbau is now more sound interactive: visitors can play rhythms with their hands and feet and will be imitated (or mocked) by the newly tuned robot. To listen to YoYo's live streaming audio, click here (help?). Too Big Dog Monkey will perform daily at 12:30pm.
The Wood Street Galleries
601 Wood Street, Pittsburgh PA
Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 12pm to 8pm, Friday-Saturday 12pm to 10pm.
No charge.
posted by Frank at 10:30 AM

Amorphic Robot Works will premiere ten new renditions of the Horny Kids series with new interactivity at the New Los Angeles Art Fair For Contemporary & New Art January 27–30 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. The Kids feature new materials and technology for responsiveness to viewers. This new run of works is of museum quality, and represents Chico MacMurtrie's first foray into works for sale. Each Horny Kid sculpture is self-contained requiring only to be plugged in to a wall outlet to be interactive with approaching visitors, exhibiting new opportunities for play for buyers of these new works.

Exhibition hours: Jan 28-29, 12-7 p.m., Jan 30, 12-6 p.m. Tickets $15 for one day, $25 for all three days. http://www.artla.net .
posted by Frank at 8:07 PM