Tuesday, June 29, 2010

two amazing works of art we saw at the MOMA in Raleigh

First, Michael Richards' Tar Baby vs. St. Sebastian.

Richards combined the themes of the Tuskegee Airmen with the martyrdom of St. Sebastian and a self-depiction in one bronze sculpture. Cool enough, right? The way Richards died is also amazing and eerie: in the 9/11 attacks on the Twin Towers...

Michael Richards and his "Tar Baby vs. St. Sebastian."
Michael Richards and his "Tar Baby vs. St. Sebastian."
Michael Richards and his "Tar Baby vs. St. Sebastian."
Michael Richards and his "Tar Baby vs. St. Sebastian."

Second, Devorah Sperber's After the Mona Lisa IV: hundreds of spools of thread on strings, when viewed through a prism, turns the view upside down and converts it into a vision of the Mona Lisa. Ridiculous!



After The Mona Lisa 4, 2006, by Devorah Sperber, New York City,, 875 spools of thread, stainless steel ball chain and hanging apparatus, clear acrylic spehre, metal stand.
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