Washington Post Weekend Edition

In Curator's 'Rules,' Some Wiggle Room

By Jessica Dawson
Washington Post Art Writer
Saturday, July 8, 2006; Page C02

Though Michael Cataldi and Pranay Reddy's monster installation at Curator's Office will accommodate a handful of visitors, the piece has otherwise eaten the gallery whole. Using found wood and castoffs such as bubble wrap, glass windows, cardboard and a FedEx tube, the artists constructed a multilevel treehouse that conflates outside and inside. Found tennis rackets entwined in its makeshift posts lend a blueblood flair. The "rules" of the exhibition's title refer to curator Andrea Pollan's requests of the artists: that their structure be stable (yes, you can climb inside) and that it not interfere with her work (this is Pollan's office, after all).