Saturday, 5 November 2011

New Museum of Art, New York....

We had the fantastic opportunity of observing and being the audience at the New Museum of Art in New York before leaving for San Francisco...
It was unbelievable and very interactive, testing all of our senses!!
I began going on a slide down to the rest of the galleries which consisted of flickering and flashing lights - landing on your body in an insane way! We then got given 'happy pills' which we had no problem taking! WHAT YOU DO FOR ART IS CRAZY!! - I found out later that they just consisted of sugar and some were empty (all to do with chance and luck).
Other exhibitions included a carousel, fishtank, balancing etc...the artist for the New Museum was Carsten Holler...and it really made me think about how we use our senses and how they can be tricked into new environments and situations.