Creative Mischief at the National Academy Museum

Tango steps sometimes lead in unexpected directions. Yesterday I spent a pleasant hour at the National Academy Museum and School on 5th Avenue and 89 Street, attending the Creative Mischief exhibition (see their Twitter feed and catalog in PDF). This is the fourth annual exhibition of the works contributed by over 170 students and faculty of the National Academy School. Since 2012, this exhibition has grown from a one-day, one-room show to an event that for nine days occupies the entire museum. And for a good reason: there is plenty of talent and originality on display and enough variety of media and genres to tease the eye and the mind. Kudos to the National Academy for cultivating a vibrant artistic community, to the selection committee for choosing a very entertaining set of bold and intriguing pieces, and to the authors for their fresh-off-the-easel works. Many thanks to Boris Svechinsky, a fellow tango student and one of the Creative Mischief's contributing authors, and Walter Perez, our tango teacher, for the invitation to this unexpectedly enjoyable and stimulating exhibition.

See photos of selected works under the cut.

Ayumi Shibata - My Wings, 2015 (left)
This gigantic wedding cake is one long roll of paper.
Jennifer Brickman - Giordano Bruno, 2015 (right)

Jennifer Brickman - Giordano Bruno, 2015

Christopher Rose - Untitled, 2015

Cara-Lynne Thomas - Hand I (Reaching), 2015
This sculpture is made of nails and aluminum mesh
and up close it looks like a fluffy hedgehog
that you want to pet - at your peril!

Sofia Echa - Fluidity #6, 2015

Pablo Tosi Boccardo
Tosi Morning with Bossa Nova, 2015

Stephanie Terelak
The Range That is Always Present, 2015

Eri Honda - Fly in the Sky, 2015

Hyun Soon Kim - Henri's Friend "George" (fragment), 2015

Jacopo Degl'Innocenti - Wild Urban Animals, 2015
The attention to detail and attitude of these figurines
is simply amazing 

Michelle Bratsafolis - Talking Heads! 2105

Vira Kholina - The Playground, 2015
This artist creates her sculptures from
unconventional materials, wool in this case.
The bespectacled bookworm at the top
is the cutest thing.

Anne Vandycke
From the Top of Your Heels
Existential Path
Existential Path 3, 2015

Cristina Avello - Finally Silence, 2015
Maria Boulan - Cluster of Spirits Searching for Signals, 2015

Yasuaki Okamoto _ Times, 2015

Kathryn Cameron - Unseen Gaze, 2015

Portraits
Boris Svechinsky - Nina, 2015
Vine and charcoal (center)

Barbara Quart - Quart Head, 2015

Rebecca Clark - Damprking, 2015