CAM Visit

So the other day, the class took a trip to the Contemporary Art Museum to check out the MFA exhibit, Rouse. I really enjoyed the exhibit! The art work was fantastic and entertaining. Perhaps it was the amount of humor that went into some of the work and the craftsmanship it took to create such precise work like that. I must say first, my favorite piece was Andrew Nigon’s Immaculate in Deed. His short biography in the show booklet even corresponded with the piece, and the irony of the title was spectacular. I commend Nigon’s approach and execution to the piece. Carman Tiffany’s There Really Is People Like This, That Really Don’t Know What the Fuck it’s About was a video loop shown in the connecting hallway. This video was several things. For one, it was funny in essence; however, the meaning was quite depressing. If you really look into the videos and title, it shows how people are mindlessly entertained by the simplest and more ridiculous things. And the video has things that everyone could relate to. It’s kind of like a reality check. I also enjoyed Victoria Lee Skelly and Jules Maisonet’s piece. The amount of rejections and troubles someone has to go through just to get one little thing done is surprising. Ariel Baron-Robbins’ paintings were interesting to look at but the subject matter was unclear to me; great skill but no meaning. Toni Danette Billick’s works were very entertaining. She used men and women dressed in drag to represent women selling their bodies. It was deep and entertaining at the same time. I loved all of the artists’ work and I hope they have a long, well-deserved future in art.