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VENN DIAGRAMS Tikal green marble half-spheres conjoin to make this striking living room centerpiece, thefutureperfect.com $32,000.
Andrew Ütt, ICA Director
ICA’s Executive Director curates the city’s cultural palate—whether it’s receptive or not Creative License
BY DANIELLE ALLAIRE
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ndrew Ütt, executive director of the Institute of Contemporary Art of San Diego (ICA), formerly the LUX Art Institute, is a rare breed in the visual art world. Though intensely passionate
ANTHROPOMORPHIC Lounge in artist Chris Wolston’s conceptual, anatomical nod to non- Western art-making, chriswolston.com .
SACRILEGE GEOMETRY Lose yourself in the layered pattern paintings of artist Taylor Chapin, taylorchapin.com .
and loquacious regarding the finer points of curation, Ütt eschews pretense. He’s approachable, affable, and, most importantly, he gets it: Art can be hard—especially in a city where tan lines can act as social currency and sandy feet are kudos to a day well spent. Can the likes of Baldessari really compete with the beach? Ütt is optimistic but aware of the cultural challenges. His calling card as a curator is his proclivity for studio visits with artists, which have
BAMBI & CO. Woodland creatures laze in the center of these ceramic bowls overlayed with blown-up florals, jongeriuslab.com .
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