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By Jay Goldman December 2, 2006

Colorful vintage dresses and slips hung from a wood-beamed ceiling, glowing with light in reds, blues, yellow, and green. — Pick Me by Heather Nicol

Purple and black organza dress sculpture hanging upside down from a wood-beamed ceiling in a loft gallery. — Pick Me by Heather Nicol

A green organza gown with velvet floral patterning hangs on a lit hanger beneath a wooden rafter ceiling. — Pick Me by Heather Nicol

A glowing red tulle ball gown on a hanger lit from within by a fluorescent tube, in a dark rafters space. — Pick Me by Heather Nicol

Backlit sheer floral-dotted fabric glows red beneath draped black cloth, with rose forms lit near the top. — Pick Me by Heather Nicol

Hand-painted "LIFE OF A CRAPHEAD" sign on a wooden post in a dim warehouse with people seated behind. — Sad Furniture, performed by: Life of a Craphead by Jon McCurley and Amy Lam

A shopping cart in a brick warehouse with a blurred sheet of white fabric flung across it in motion. — Failure to Surrender by Josh Avery

A dome-shaped disco light casting colorful red, green, blue, and pink glows onto a curved white bowl in the dark. — Clementine Part II from the Clementine by Suite, 2000-2006 by Barbara Astman

A row of frosted cylindrical lamps glowing with blurred spots of red, blue, green, and orange light in a dark room. — Clementine Part II from the Clementine Suite, 2000-2006 by Barbara Astman

Illuminated neon and frosted-glass sculptures in yellow and white hang from a dark warehouse ceiling. — Ceiling Sky-scape Colour Field #4 by Orest Tataryn

Abstract long-exposure light streaks of white, yellow, and green ribbons against a black background. — Ceiling Sky-scape Colour Field #4 (Motion) by Orest Tataryn

Towering chandelier-like sculpture built from clear plastic clamshell containers and packaging, lit from within. — Fountain by Katharine Harvey

Layered contour relief model of a mountain built from stacked paper sheets, lit against a dark background. — Relief Model:Proposal for Future Mountain Formation by Jenn Sciarrino

Giant sculpture built from black and white plastic bags and tape in a dimly lit gallery space. — Mr. Nobody by Tanya Read

Sculpture of green plastic bottles bolted together into a spiky cluster, casting shadows on a pale wall. — Ensemble Wall

Wall-mounted sculpture of translucent pump housings glowing pink and green with neon tubes in a darkened room. — Ensemble Wall

A person's face reflected in the center of a glowing pink water pump beside a green neon tube. — Ensemble Wall

A soft-fabric miniature city with a plush communications tower rising above stitched buildings and streets. — The Soft City of Upburg by UP BAG

A sprawling fabric miniature city of soft sculpted buildings on a gallery floor as visitors mingle. — The Soft City of Upburg by UP BAG

Gallery visitors examine a sprawling floor installation of a soft-sculpture city, buildings sewn from fabric, in a brick loft. — The Soft City of Upburg by UP BAG

A soft-sculpture fabric cityscape of stuffed skyscrapers on a gallery floor, with a visitor walking past. — The Soft City of Upburg by UP BAG

Metal dome pendant lights hang from a wood-plank ceiling with exposed beams and a red pipe. — Unknown

Two large white organic plaster sculptures flank a dim brick gallery wall with a lit window. — Subsume by Jess Perlitz

Suspended sculpture of clustered green plastic bottles hanging from wooden ceiling beams above a brick wall. — Untitled by Ilona Staples

Densely packed clear and green plastic bottles fill the frame, forming a shimmering lattice sculpture. — Untitled by Ilona Staples

Backlit sculpture of clustered green plastic bottles glowing against a dark wooden ceiling. — Untitled by Ilona Staples

Silhouetted people gather before a glowing geodesic dome sculpture in a raw brick warehouse space. — King Juda by Michael Bartosik

A person builds a geodesic dome laced with fluorescent tubes inside a dim, gutted brick warehouse. — King Juda by Michael Bartosik

A geodesic dome sculpture lit by glowing fluorescent tubes in a dark warehouse space. — King Juda by Michael Bartosik

Six glowing fluorescent tubes radiate from a metal hub with tangled wires, inside a dark geodesic dome. — King Juda by Michael Bartosik

Geodesic dome of white poles and colored wiring lit by fluorescent tubes, with people gathered in a dim brick warehouse beyond. — King Juda by Michael Bartosik

Close-up of tangled red, blue, and white electrical wires with crimp connectors and masking tape on a dark panel. — King Juda by Michael Bartosik

People's legs beside a white pyramid sculpture and tangled colored wires on a dirt floor, one in orange tights. — King Juda by Michael Bartosik

Wooden stool before a triangular fluorescent-tube light sculpture with tangled wires in a dim brick-walled workshop. — King Juda by Michael Bartosik

Blue "dorkbot" T-shirt reading "doing strange things with electricity" above a pixelated robot graphic. — Dorkbot! by Dorkbot-Toronto

Glowing dresses on hangers suspended as lanterns over a crowd in a dim gallery space. — Pick Me by Heather Nicol

Tape-art corridor drawn in blue, pink, red, and yellow lines over a dark gallery, forming a receding perspective. — Blue Corridor by Gloria Stein

Colorful drawing on glass of a corridor in pink, blue, red and yellow lines over a dark gallery reflection. — Blue Corridor by Gloria Stein

Suspended sculpture made from hundreds of green-capped plastic bottles, glowing from an interior light in a dark room. — Untitled by Ilona Staples

Glowing green suspended sculpture of plastic bottles above a crowd in a dim warehouse gallery with red curtains. — Untitled by Ilona Staples

A vocal ensemble sings before a red curtain and brick wall as a man holds a long-necked lute. — Darbazi Georgian Ensemble

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