Ingenuity 2024: This is Cleveland?

Now that FRONT and CAN Triennial both have ceased operation, what is—or could be–Cleveland’s emblematic arts festival, the one that could contribute to the brand of the city beyond its immediate surroundings, and could draw visitors to town for an iconic experience? I mean, holding aside the constant presence of a world class orchestra and art museum constantly presenting internationally […]

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Future/Past: Ingenuity Awakened

Ingenuity, born as Cleveland’s Festival of Art and Technology, has certainly been through some bleak times. There were years at the Port Authority during which it lacked the energy to fill the cavernous spaces. There was a year at Voinovich Park, which included among its few exhibitors vendors of windows and other home improvement products, and which–with a low level […]

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Ingenuity – Luis Ituarte, Tijuana, Mexico / Los Angeles, California: Borderlines: one part aesthetics, one part social construction

When Luis Ituarte considers the idea of borders, it is not in the traditional sense where lines of demarcation are drawn to signify one’s crossing into new territory. Instead, Ituarte’s approach is more Post-western. He recognizes notion of borders geographical and otherwise, but raises a question: why do we have borders to begin with? It’s a simple question, but in […]

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