Last Wednesday the life drawing class went to the Walker Art Center and the Bell Natural Science Museum. Going to the Walker is always great, its definitely the best art museum in the Cities, even if the one at MCAD is much bigger. The Walker always does a good job of switching out there exhibits, keeping everything fresh. As part of that there was a excellent exhibit by Haegue Yang. In particular the lager installation called Yearning Melancholy Red stood out.
The installation had great presence, that is to say it engaged the viewers senses. Even from a distance I heard the drums banging and the people talking in refracted sounds that reached out, made you want to get to the heart of it. The spiraled, inward turning shape twists your head and body around, forcing the viewer against the panes of venetian blinds, mirrors and lights. The many mirrored surfaces work to good effect, especially when seen through the spaces between the venetian blinds. This invokes a sort of voyeuristic vantage point, even though in many cases what your looking into is back at the very thing your looking out of, your own perspective in a out of body form. The red in the title is a bit reserved, the installation isn't really that much about the title, its more formal than that emotive excess. Still the piece is quite good, an engaging experience for the viewer.
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