Saturday, November 26, 2005


From the MOCA exhibition entitled:
Ecstasy - In and about Altered States.

From the website (moca.org)

An international survey of work by approximately 30 artists exploring altered states and alternative modes of perception, Ecstasy features painting, sculpture, video, film, installation, photography, and new media by some of today's leading artists as well as the most promising work by the up-and-coming generation. Ecstasy presents recent and specially commissioned works that challenge notions of interactivity while generating a heightened aural and visual experience for the individual.

In other words, it sounds a whole lot better than what it really was. All these pretentious people milling about pretending they are sooo deep. Modern art is always so silly. The picture above is entitled Upside Down Mushroom Room. I mean people were stepping into this room, sitting under these huge mushrooms and practically peeing in their pants from awe. With this glazed look coming over their faces, mesmerized by the depth of the artist's intentions. I, on the other hand, felt like I was in a Super Mario Brothers game, trying to save the Princess.