Field Trip 2

"The Long Jump"
Carl Lewis
2010

"Chicken Burrito, Beef Burrito"
Darren Bader

Darren Bader

This trip to the MoMA PS1 was a different experience.  I been around the area and never noticed the museum. I have literally walked right in front of it and did not notice it. But once inside there was good art and bad art. They also had some weird art. Most of the weird art came from Darren Bader, on the last floor.

            Good art is pleasant to the eye. “ The Long Jump” by Carl Lewis is an example of good art. It looks like a man representing the United States in the Olympics. This is a portrait. I think portrait is always good art. This artwork was the one I enjoyed the most in this museum. It shows when he is in the middle of a jump because his body implies it.

            The artwork I disliked was titled “chicken burrito, beef burrito”. It was basically an empty room with a burrito inside, next to a window. I do not see how it is even called art. I cannot seem to understand what motivated this artist to create this. This burrito took an entire room for display. I wondered how often they change the burrito before it goes bad.

            The art that I found confusing was from Darren Bader. I do not understand how a pizza inside a dishwasher is art. It was an old crusty pizza inside the dishwasher on display. I was guessing maybe is this type of art that does not make this museum famous. There was a lot of art I found confusing in this museum. Most of them were from Darren Bader. He is a strange artist in my opinion.

            This was a unique experience. I got to see good and bad art. But, when I saw Darren Bader displays on the last floor I was mostly confused. I wonder how and why is this art.  I think everyone in the class was confused with most of his artwork. But, I’m sure there has to be a meaning behind each of his displays in the museum. The MoMa PS1 did have good quality art.