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LAURA PARNES - 'JANIE 1978-1982' at Alma Enterprises Gallery

From:     art reviews
Category: Art
Date:     17 October 2006
Time:     06:21 PM

Review:

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Nice. On Vyner St. You walk into this funny little space which has someone sitting outside it (the 
artist??), and it feels somehow fresh and interesting after all the mausoleums dedicated to selling 
meretricious junk to rich folks.

Described as "Alma Enterprises Gallery is proud to present Laura Parnes’ London premiere 
of ‘Janie 1978-1982’, a multimedia installation inspired by Kathy Acker’s seminal novel “Blood and 
Guts in High School”.

Looked to me like some pretty boring photos of someone dressed up in various outfits, Madonna 
like.  The films  were more interesting, some people having relationships with special effects. My 
attention span didn't hold, but somehow it all seemed exciting and perhaps one could discover 
something. That I didn't might be my stupid fault.


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