ICA

Oh the ICA...Well first off I had never been there before even though I have lived in/near Boston for 10 years now. I decided to drive there and got soooooo lost. I wish that they had a sign or two or maybe even something on the side of the building that said it was the ICA. I thought that the design of the building was very cool and really fit the type of art that was exhibited inside.

My favorite piece that we saw was the "Sun Sneezers Blow Light Bubbles" by Ranjani Shettar. The instillation was beautiful! I thought the material (muslin) and the natural dyes/powders gave the piece a wonderful texture that allowed for the piece to glow with natural and un-natural light. I looked up at it and it didn't make me sneeze but I couldn't help but to hear a few others sneeze a bit. I thought that the shape and design of it reminded me a bubbles and streaks of snot coming out of a child's nose after they sneeze. The other part that made it so memorable for me is that recently I have been very interested in design and patterns and how they influence interior design schemes. Her piece reminded me of a 2-d design/pattern that one might see on an urban outfitters pillow. Not to say that thats a bad thing, or should be offensive to the artist but it's just an observation I had. 

Over all I would love to visit the ICA again willing that I dont get lost and that I def. take the train! I want to go back and visit the William Cordova pieces because they were so interesting and really worth taking a second look at. Also I just want to mention that the man tapping his foot dummy thing was really creepy and I wasn't really a fan.