After a few days with Becca, I am now staying with Ryan and his fiance Ky. We visited the Mattress Factory (http://mattress.org)
This is a series of buildings that are art installations. They are art that takes a while from where the viewer is also part of the art through interactions with it.
Many rounds used mirrors for illusions.
Mirrors around a window changes what you see through the window and an object centered there as well.
Murals on the walls.
There was an exhibition from Greer Lankton who is transgender and an addict. Her art is pretty spot on for gender and other social issues. A very provocative set of works. Many of her pieces have sexual overtones.
Another artist James Terrell had light installations. The first one you were sure it was a projection. But it is empty space with a light installation inside which you see when you try to touch it.
His second light installation is a projection.
There are great views of the city from the balconies.
Like many other museums, even seating weaves art through it.
Other installation pieces used life artifacts and included movie and sound…
Even cleaning a small part of a window to peak through the outside…
In the third house…
Loved this one on evolution…
On the way to the 3rd floor, the stair rail ran water down bringing water from the outside in and using elements of nature.
On the 3rd floor, as you peer through windows your are sissi part of the installation for others looking and interacting…
For this one, I had to walk around for quite some time. First, concrete on the 3rd level is amazing the floor can take the weight.
Second, where you are walking around the bohemoth of the sphere changes what you see. The moon, a rising whale…
I struggle with understanding art but loved looking at the different installations and what the artist envisions.
I’m glad my son was able to take time to take me there.