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“Look, but don’t touch?”
It’s no Six Flags, but there are a lot of children here. From sleeping babies in strollers, to curious tots and opinionated kids, they all seem to be enjoying themselves.
Perhaps one of most kid-friendly (although it’s unclear to me just how interactive it is intended to be) artworks is El Salto Invisible (The Invisible Jump), 2006. Daniel Joglar’s installation consists of shiny and colorful circles and rods suspended form the celing at various heights, often just high enough for kids to get a good tug on. Others simply crane their necks to view in wonderment, walk in between shapes, or even blow on pieces to see how they’ll move.
Other favorites include Paul Chan’s animated videos, Rachel Harrison’s big Buddha sculpture, and Epiphany Model S: Expedition in the contemporary galleries on the first floor.
In addition to inside visual treats, there are hands-on activites outdoors where kids and adults can make “Blanton Blooms,” basically decorated cardboard yard flowers or there own version of woodcut prints substituting wood, with Styrofoam, for plates.
Just as the volume of the eLounge I write from, and children play in, seem to be maxing out, I think I finally heard one of Joglar’s rods fall to the ground. Then everyone cleared out. Or maybe it’s just that it’s lunchtime.
Comments
By claudia
April 30, 2006 12:28 PM | Link to this
Can anyone who is there today tell me if there is still a long line to get in? I went last night, but left because of the one hour plus wait in line. Thanks!
By music
April 30, 2006 01:25 PM | Link to this
The overwhelming success of the Blanton opening is only overshadowed by the overwhelming success. as someone once said “It’s always so crowded, no one goes there anymore”