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...structure like the one hanging in the air in front of Holyoke Center. Suspended by ropes—one of which extends all the way to the top of the Holyoke building—this conglomeration of mesh and colorful woodwork constitutes the sculptural portion of “Nest...
Sponsored by Harvard’s Office of the Arts (OFA), “Nest!” is a public artwork by eight of Boston’s Reclamation Artists who also collaborated with some burgeoning Harvard artists. Formed in 1990, the Reclamation Artists have made their mark on sites all over the greater Boston area, including Government Center Plaza, the east Boston waterfront and, of course, Harvard Square, where the most recent addition to their oeuvre is located. In addition to the sculpture, “Nest!” also features a live element, including performances...
...theoretical underpinnings of the Reclamation Artists’ work is somewhat esoteric and hard to grasp, but in essence much of their work—including “Nest!”—seems to consist of attempts to make something out of nothing. Or, more precisely, to convert a formerly vacuous physical topos into an organic component of a superimposed piece of art. In particular, Reclamation Artists are concerned with neglected urban landscapes, and have often endeavored to add an aesthetically pleasing touch to otherwise barren and unappealing scenery...
...issued is because the intelligence it has received is vague. Much of the evidence U.S. agencies get on terror operations comes from human sources, often of questionable reliability. Or it comes from electronic intercepts that are far from definitive. Was that intercepted phrase, "the swallows should leave the nest," an order to attack or just two guys talking about ornithology? The FBI's threat warning on Oct. 11, for example, was based in part on an Al Qaeda informant pointing out that bin Laden's videotape message broadcast after the bombing started contained a phrase he wouldn't normally send...
...base because of its proximity to the Pakistani border. The camp is nestled in a canyon lined with gunners--reportedly Sudanese--who are fiercely loyal to bin Laden. "The Americans are crazy to go in there," says the Afghan vet. "The Arabs are everywhere. It's like a scorpions' nest...