An immersive experience in art.
Washington, D.C.-- On a Saturday afternoon in April, my best friend and I sought to indulge ourselves in an artful afternoon, but what we stumbled upon outdid our expectations.
Firstly, I'll say that I can’t believe The Weather exhibit at the Hirschhorn Museum has been receiving mixed reviews because I find it to be, without a doubt, one of the most excellent collections of work that I have ever experienced in person; and the whole thing is just that--
an experience.
I went two weeks ago with the lovely, Chasia Marquette, and we were completely blown away. Chasia and I moved from piece to piece and room to room-- watching, reading, listening, observing. Then, pausing to delve into nearly half-hour long conversations sharing commentary on each thought-provoking art piece.
Laurie Anderson’s personality is so brilliantly and heavily present throughout. I walked out of her exhibit feeling so close to someone I had never even heard of before.
Her International Dream Series ranked as a personal favorite. In this collection of short essays and photography, Anderson combined creativity, curiosity, and psychology with an experiment to test if the location she slept in would have any effect on her dreams.
I also deeply enjoyed reading some of her most raw and unrevised thoughts she had written all over the walls in her immersive art room-- Four Talks. In the Washington Diplomat's critique, Mackenzie Weinger writes: "you could lose yourself in this room" and that is exactly what I did.
My favorite form of art is always one that brings me closer to artists. Almost like reading their most private thoughts right from the pages of their diary. This exhibit did just that.
Thank you Laurie Anderson, for the most pleasant afternoon in your mind.
