I really wish I was hip.
I wish I could be the person who could find deep meaning in paintings and
pull off the effortlessly cool look. I
have learned however, that not all of us are born to be edgy. However, everyone can pretend to be every once
in a while.
Chris and I decided to pretend to be hip over Dragonboat
holiday and visit the
Andy
Warhol 15 Minutes Eternal exhibit at the
Power Station of Art, an old
power building/ now art gallery. After
we entered the industrial gray museum, we paid our 20 RMB and headed up the
escalator in search of hipness.
 |
| A modern day terra cotta army guards the stairway to the second floor. |
As we reached the second floor, I was a greeted by
psychedelic pink cows, and a little (8 hour) video of home. My inner hipster was excited to see what else
Mr. Warhol had to offer.
 |
| Is this how strawberry milk is made? |
 |
| It was nice to be greeted by a motherland landmark. I think I would get a tad bored watching it for 8 hours, however. |
Some pieces I completely understood.
 |
| This piece was fun and funky, I love it! |
 |
| I want these pictures for my office! |
Others not so much.
Why anyone would want to watch a 35 minute video of a man
eating a mushroom is beyond me.
 |
| I had a really hard time trying to figure out how this video is art. |
 |
| Insert your own happy to see you banana joke here... |
 |
| After seeing this episode of Warhol TV I wondered how many of us made it out of the '80's. |
I did have a deeper appreciation for the man and his art after I saw some of his photos and read this quote:
“A picture means I know where I was every minute. That's why I take pictures. It's a visual diary.”
-Andy Warhol
 |
| Andy Warhol poses in front of Mao in Tiananmen Square in Beijing in 1982. |
After a little Warhol fun, we decided to explore some of the
other exhibits in the museum.
The “Spectacle” exhibit was designed to “create a
relationship of watching and being watched”.
Mission accomplished.
 |
| Chris had a great time capturing this metallic blue sculptural perspective. |
 |
| It is amazing how something so normal looking can be oddly creepy. This sculpture made me feel like I was definitely being watched. |
 |
| The Powerstation has multiple areas for kids to create their own works after visiting exhibits. |
Kohler was holding it’s own art exhibit in another gallery.
 |
| I remember burning my hands many times in this sink at my Grandma Cutchens' house. |
 |
| I imagine that old school bath tub was extremely heavy! |
 |
| This is the Kohler tub of the future! Add some bubbles and I am there! |
After spending time in Warhol land, I decided it was time
for us to leave the Powerstation, pull out our cameras, and try being hip by expanding our photo diaries in Fuxing Park. Luckily I had the help of the Popstamatic
app to channel my inner Warhol!
 |
| An older woman sings her heart out while her husband backs her up on drums. |
 |
| Two men settle matters over a game of chess. |
 |
| I frequently see older people staring in the park and wonder what is running through their minds. |
While I will never be hip, I must continue creating my visual diary! More soon!
