Personally, I found the Chelsea Galleries a bit disappointing. The galleries were non-conventional and the art pieces were difficult to understand, if understandable at all. There were many times when I questioned whether the art even had a meaning. Nevertheless, I liked the variety of the galleries as well as the fact I had to utilize neural function to analyze the pieces. For example, in the Matthew Marks Gallery, the Martin Hornet exhibit contained a group of old teachers (sculptures) in the far end of a plain white room. I thought this represented the long path to a dismal future being plain and dreary.
Despite the difficulty understanding the galleries, I enjoyed walking around the neighborhood and finding art pieces everywhere. One of my favorites was crushed under unaware NYC residents. It was on a crosswalk near the High Line. I found this piece cute and abnormal. The yellow stood out on the grey road. I needed a picture of it, which is a bit dangerous considering it is in the middle of the street.
The Lambard Freid gallery had what I thought to be an extremely wasteful exhibit: multiple 18 karat gold chains with 24 karat gold pendents of Lenin of the Communist Revolution. Knowing that just a couple blocks down there are homeless people who do not know where their next meal will come from, I could not appreciate the exhibit. Other than that issue, I did appreciate the pictures and paintings in the gallery. One of the paintings reminded me of a Pokemon. I am biased because Pokemon was a very important part of my childhood, so when I saw this picture, I was immediately filled with nostalgia.
(Photo on right: http://th01.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2010/336/f/5/mudkip_coloring_by_alltehgoodnamesrgone-d343k49.jpg)
Despite the difficulty understanding the many exhibits, I do not think it was a waste of time. I was exposed to many new art pieces and as the cliche goes, “beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.”
I agree with many of the points you made and i really like the depth you went into when explaining yourself. Instead of just saying you hated it or you loved it, you talked about parts that you enjoyed (i.e. par-oozing the neighborhood) and even how certain exhibits effected you (the feeling of nostalgia). I agree with the idea fact that the exhibit with the gold chains was a bit upsetting and the galleries were disappointing. I also love your interpretation of the teachers at the end of the Matthew Marks Gallery “represented the long path to a dismal future being plain and dreary”. You inspire me to think about what emotions a piece of art evokes in me as well as what messages an artist might be trying to get across.