Art Explorations at The New Museum

This Saturday I checked out the Carsten Holler Experience at The New Museum on the lower east side.

This was not part of the exhibit - it's just a trippy wall.

The first thing we did was line up (forever) for a pair of perspective changing googles. They make you see upside down and sideways!


Most people can't wear the googles for long since they make you feel nauseous.
After waiting for an hour to get the things I have to say the googles were a bit of a let down.

On the forth floor you can ride a mirrored carousel. You can jump off whenever you want. It was nice and mellow...

Here I am (crash helmet on) just before launching myself down a slide that goes from the forth floor to a crash pad on the second floor. Definitely the most enjoyable "piece" in the show. The slide went a lot faster than I was expecting. (This is why you have to sign a waiver, well this and the seizure inducing lights on the 2nd floor. )

Of course there was an hour long wait to go down the slide so you have plenty of time to anticipate the ride.

Richard is expelled from the slide on the 2nd floor.

There was an article about this exhibit in the New York Times that I couldn't attach but if you want to know more you know where to go.

It was definitely different but we all agreed that the line ups inside the museum were too long for what we got.


www.newmuseum.org

http://youtu.be/eJf1qVKWV8Y

What did it all mean?
 I'm not sure but it was an experience.