Weird Art, Part 4 -- Burritos

As you enter this exhibit at the PS 1 MoMA Museum in Long Island City, it appears to be an empty room painted white. Then you notice two burritos sitting on the window sill side by side. (I'm told that some days the burritos are stacked.) The installation is titled something like "Chicken and Beef Burritos."

I want my $10 admission back.

On the other hand, it made me laugh, and I have a good story to tell. Maybe I should have paid more.

Weird Art, Part 3 -- Sit with Cats

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.