Of MoMA’s Club 59 exhibit the most intriguing installation was Kenny Scharf’s Cosmic Closet. This exhibit was so unique and I can safely say that my senses have been sufficiently overrun with the details. Everything from the different shapes, objects, colors, and lighting harmonized together to create a very different bold art. The art had no real boundary, was very abstract in the sense that the room became a conglomeration of random objects to create something psychedelic. The neon paint and the overall fluorescence is something that you might imagine to see if you are hallucinating. It is such a change and not at what I expected which meant I naturally was surprised at this choice of form and took time to digest everything that I was looking at. This is appropriate for the theme of the exhibit Club 57. This exhibit is fitting for the nightclub scene associated with the theme. You can almost imagine all the different people at the club and how they all look and represent different things and they all assume different roles. This shows how important the social aspect of art is in New York City. Just like the nightclub was a place for people, who might not necessarily have similarities, to come together and support one another; art has a similar role as art evokes a sense of community and identity. The cosmic closet, true to its name, catches the essence of Club 57 and how it was meant to create a secluded and isolated place for something novel and exciting.
