Went to Dia Beacon yesterday - hands down the best museum experience of my life. Loved everything about it from the train journey upstate along the water, to the industrial space with old yet perfectly smooth wood floors, to the warm and heavenly atmosphere created by the oversized windows and skylights that let in light which reflects off the pure white walls, to, most importantly, the astounding collection of modern and contemporary art, both conceptually and aesthetically oriented.
Extensive Dia post in the works, but in the meantime I couldn't help but post the picture above, which reminds me of the arcade game called Wacky Gator (right), where you bop the alligator so as to prevent it from exiting its cove. Not sure if that analogy is apt or not, but it kept Seth and I laughing for several minutes... I mean, you do have to look very carefully to tell the difference between the cubes, just as you'd have to watch the alligator coves careful to ensure no getaways; nah, I'm overanalyzing - the culprit's probably just the eerie box with the lid that looks like it's floating...
2. Photo of Wacky Gator too, probably from the 80's.
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