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Pyrite Radio: Messy Art, Deep Meaning | Portland Maine News
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Peter Simensky’s “Pyrite Radio” exhibit at Maine’s Institute for Contemporary Art shatters expectations with raw, unpolished installations—umbrellas, clamps, space blankets, exposed wires—challenging viewers to rethink value, regulation, and connection. Using “fool’s gold” to echo Gold Rush dreams, Simensky transforms objects into metaphors: broadcasting via Rodin’s “The Thinker,” releasing gold dust into the air to symbolize fleeting memory. His work thrives on collaboration, intentionally distorted sound, and emotional resonance, as seen in Cara Levine’s moving tribute to his legacy—a mobile echoing their shared grief and love.
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