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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...written, she carries her philosophy of "rational self-interest, egoism,. individualism, and capitalism" beyond its obvious application to social structure, into fields like art and personal conduct. Ergo holds that only romantic art is good art, for example. A recent display of neon sculpture by Boston artist Chris Sproat at MIT's Hayden Gallery was reviewed critically in Ergo: "One can see the show in 10 seconds, the time it takes to walk across the gallery. The pieces do not differ significantly from each other except that in one case the conduct is curbed rather than angular, the shapes smeared...

Author: By Roger M. Klein, | Title: Ergo: The right point of view | 12/2/1976 | See Source »

Down Mass Ave. at the Big Computer: Chris Sproat: Made in Hayden Hayden Gallery, MIT, through...

Author: By Eleni Constantine, | Title: galleries | 9/30/1976 | See Source »

...womb of the Hayden Gallery sprout the constructions of sculptor Chris Sproat. Boston-made himself, Sproat has illuminated spaces around here with his light sculptures for the last six years. Always avant the garde, and one of the first artists to exhibit at Boston's then new Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), he was back there this past summer as part of "The Skowhegan School, 1946-1976". Summer and "skowhegan" are, sadly, over, but there are still a couple of days to catch the last bright glimmers of Sproat's work. Hurry...

Author: By Eleni Constantine, | Title: galleries | 9/30/1976 | See Source »

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