The PS 1 MoMA Museum in Long Island City an old school house that's been converted into a space for contemporary art installations.
One exhibit was a room with a sofa and three cats. The cats were all available for adoption and were replaced with other adoptable cats if someone took one of them home. A donation of $100 was the only prerequisite to owning your own piece of art from the PS 1 MoMA Museum!
The next room housed a very large iguana in a very large cage. It was not getting as much attention as the cat. His (her?) big eyes followed me all around the cage.
Contemporary art evokes emotion. Most often, I think, it's shock. Sometimes it's anger that you spent the price of admission to see THAT. But as I reflect on this particular exhibit, I just felt sad for these little creatures.
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