I’m on my way out the door soon to see Annie Ratti’s EVAPORATED SEA @ White Box.

I’ll have more to say later tonight once I’ve seen it - here’s the description which gives an idea of why I’m interested in going to the opening.

“Exhibition Dates: November 17 - December 16, 2006 Opening Reception: Friday, November 17, 6 - 8pmViewing Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 11am - 6pm

Viewing Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 11am - 6pmANNIE RATTI’s site-specific installation Evaporated Sea will radically alter White Box’s seemingly archeological space by filling it with sea salt, challenging visitors to revise the parameters by which they view art and overturning any preconceptions they had about what constitutes an exhibition space. The floor will be encrusted in salt. The existing catwalk will be transformed into a wooden pier-like structure that will allow visitors to view the installation from its center. An audio component will further enhance the overall sensorial experience.

This project, stated Ms. Ratti, is a “composite psychological window reflecting the appearance, disappearance, and reincarnation of memories attached to social complexities. This will be represented by the imagery projected in the slides and videos–referencing Lamorisse’s The Red Balloon, children at play, and additional subjects that provoke reconsideration of contemporary society and the essence of humanity.”

Annie Ratti has shown in major international museums, galleries, and Biennales over the past twenty years. She has initiatiated and collaborated on projects with artists such as Joseph Kosuth, John Armleder, Allan Kaprow, Hamish Fulton, Haim Steinbach, Ilya Kabakov, Marina Abramovic, Giulio Paolini, Richard Nonas, Jimmie Durham, Alfredo Jarr and Marjetica Potrc. Her work has become known for its focus on collaborations and interactive communication. In that capacity, she has been part of a generation of contemporary artists who experimented and developed strategies for communicative methodology that continue to resonate today.”
These are some other shows nearby - I’ll see how many I’m up for attending and photographing:

Odili Donald Odita & Martha Camerillo at Jack Shainman
W 20 street, 513

“Who Cares Book Launch Party” for The NY Art Book Fair
W 22 street, 548, 5-7pm

Dave Anderson at Andrew Kreps
W 22 street, 525

Launch party for NOOKA watches at New Museum of Contemporary Art
W 22 street, 556, 6:30-9pm

Zoe Crosher at DCKT Contemporary, Inc.
W 24 street, 552, floor 2

Mark Mulroney at Mixed Greens
W 26 street, 531, floor 1

Ivan Navarro at Roebling Hall
W 26 street, 606

If nothing else, I’d have liked to go by the NY Art Book Fair Party.  We’ll see.