Tang Museum Exhibitis, Nancy

On Sunday, April 18 I visited the Tang Museum at Skidmore College.
The first thing that came to my mind when I arrived at the Tang Museum was the architecture of the building. From the outside it looked almost like a contemporary art museum. Although the architecture didn't resemble, it did remind me of the outside of other contemporary museums such as the Guggenheim Museum. The museum was a lot smaller than I expected, having only three contained floors.
The first exhibit I visited was "Los Carpinteros." I have to say that I enjoyed this exhibit. I thought the idea of taking a bed and formatting it into the shape of a rollercoaster is pretty cool. When I first saw Los Carpinteros I thought the artists just randomly came up with the idea of making a bed into the shape of a rollercoaster. It wasn't until I read the caption that there was a meaning behind it. The meaning was that "not everyone is what it seems" or "things can be made differently" which I thought was an interesting interpretation for the artist.
Along the first floor there were many other exhibits such as Andy Warhol. One portrait that struck me was "Get A Life" by Jane Masters. I thought it was very humorous and to the point which is why it probably stood out at me. I also liked the "Man Dollars" portrait because it was portraying the idea that America revolves around money at times.
The Fred Tomaselli was probably my favorite out of all the exhibits. I thought the images were very unique and colorful. His portraits had a "trippy" effect but it wasn't where it was "loud." It felt very calming looking at Tomaselli's works. Some of my favorite images were "Avian Flower Serpent", "Millennium Phosphene Bloom", "Migrant Fruit Thugs", "Field Guides", and "Super Plant." I thought Tomaselli's drug portraits were interesting. It was funny how he arranged the types of drugs in a star constellation. Not sure what the exact interpretation was but I thought the idea was cool.
I have to say that I did not enjoy the "Amazement Park" exhibit. I thought it was very odd and unsightly. The artists intentions may have been good but I personally did not find anything interesting or flattering about it.
Overall visiting the Tang Museum was interesting. I never really took time to visit a contemporary art museum so it was a good experience to become familiar with artists of present day.