Abdallah-Arc En Ciel *: MoMA PS1: The Good, the Bad and the Misunderstood

last Monday we went to the MoMA PS1 for our second field trip . It was a very interesting trip, the museum had many excellent art works. We discovered some new art work that we didn't see in the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan. For instance, the Golden Ghost by Surasi Kusolwong was one of the art works that i liked the most. The artwork by Clifford Owens was the one that I couldn't understand, and Acrylic on Canvas by Henry Taylor was the one I disliked.

The Golden Ghost by Surasi Kusolowong caught my eyes while I was walking around the museum. It looked very nice from the top. I saw many colored files of cotton creating an comparable art work. I liked this art work because, it was wonderful to hop around in these fibers. It took restraint not to just throw my shoes off and dive in. I did not find any treasure, but I did enjoy laying on the top of all that material. If you go be sure to do a trust fall, just stand up and let yourself collapse backwards into the material. It feels amazing.

The art work ( Anthology) by Clifford Owens was one of the pieces that I didn't understand. He does a visual art performance. I had difficulty understanding most of his work. For example i didn't understand why he was cutting fruit and throwing it to the wall. Generally i didn't understand some of his action, even thought I am sure that he has his own explanation and meaning behind these work.

Henry Taylor had many good pieces. He used color high contrast color, in order to express his ideas. However, i did not like one of his art works that is shown in the picture below. I disliked this work for two reasons: first reason is that he showed someone enjoying his cigarette on the left side of the picture. I think the artist should use his work to help people quite smoking instead. The second reason is that he showed a big plate of pasta in the middle of his work, that will encourage people to eat more pasta which is cause obesity.

Finally, I would like to thank our professor for giving the
opportunity to visit new York museum. I learned a lot about art even in short time. The field trip to MoMA PS1 was fun and breathtaking, i discovered more art work that has different aspects. I am very excited that we will see more museum this semester, also i would like to go one more time to the previous museum.