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FelicityFelicity
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I don't agree with several of the previous reviews which I thought were rather negative. I think this place has the right balance of open space and art exhibits. I love the traditional classic oil and watercolour paintings of the 19th and 20th centuries, but the joy of contemporary art is just not knowing what to expect. It would have been a fairly easy task to define what constituted art 150 years ago. But in modern times, to try and define what art is, is an almost pointless excercise, because by trying to do so (at least in the physical sense) automatically puts boundaries around it and limits it's scope. Without mentioning any of the exhibitors by name, there is a huge variety of contemporary art here using many different media to express an idea, emotion, feeling etc. There is plenty of "Video Art" here and when you walk through a corridor of hanging thin tube filming as you go, you become a part of the artwork, albeit for a brief moment in time. Keep an open mind, come visit, you will find something that entertains or amuses; maybe something you find beautiful or just something that makes you think. Perhaps this intangible aspect of art, rather than it's physical manifestation, is the best definition of what art is, in it's broadest sense.
Miles MacdonaldMiles Macdonald
00
An excellent space, missing a bit of soul, narrative, and attention to detail. If you pay attention, you can see that this place has the ingredients to be an excellent contemporary art museum. What is it missing? This museum requires more thinking about the entire museum experience. 1. First, the coffee had lightbulbs that have gone out and no one has bothered to fix (or they don't have the money). This was an easy heuristic to gauge the quality of the museum (along with the more minor point that they didn’t carry milk alternatives, which you would think would have been standard at a contemporary art museum cafe). 2. The loose ends aren't perfectly tied up, there we vast areas that are unopen - which is NORMAL for a contemporary art museum - but there's a bunch of chairs, tools, and tarps just laying around. Again, it's these small details you can use to get a sense of the whole exhibition. 3. In terms of ART, it's all about narrative. The same art with their story told by separate people will MEAN something different. It was difficult to grasp why the various exhibitions were string together, nor was it easy to contextualize why it was important to show me, the viewer. Overall, amazing space, great ingredients, just needs an overhaul/change on execution. Should you go? Sure - but keep your expectations in check - the pieces are interesting, just without a coherent narrative and there are details about the experience that have room for improvement. Maybe hire an experience consultant?
Don WuDon Wu
00
I am not a big fan of modern art and found the exhibits lacking. The building itself is a work of art and while I consider myself an optimist, the building was half empty. Many exhibits were political which I understand but do not partcularly care for. There was an architectural exhibit which consisted of posters of award winning buildings which was interesting. Overall, the building itself is spectacular but I think they need to fill it with more art. No complaints as the entry fee was around $5. While we were there, we noted that a musician was scheduled to perform that night. As an American, I had not heard of JR August. As we sat at the Cafe outside the museum, I heard him warming up. He sounded very interesting so we bought tickets to see him that night and I'm glad we did because we really enjoyed his music and we are now fans. His songs are mostly in English and I believe he won the Croatian album of the year in 2020, he greeted fans after the show and was very personable and down to earth. I should mention his fellow musicians were amazing including a choir, two saxophone players, one a flautist, cello player, drummer. So, bottom line is the museum itself is a work of art and a great place to catch a concert or just relax and have coffee.
TT
00
I like to visit the museum, I like creativity and innovation. But this one was not so impressive. I was taken aback by the fact what kind of things and ideas today are considered art, and I was impressed by a quote that I read here "... it is not important what you exhibited, importat is that you were invited to exhibit your works... " Museum is a very large space, and it is not filled. However, some parts are quite good and they awake strong emotions. I still believe that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Considering that it was the Night of the Museum, there were not many visitors. I was also impressed by the set of random circumstances that I caught with my camera, which has a good message and depicts the perfect society in which we live. While walking through the museum, somehow the fairy tale The Emperor's New Clothes and the sentence: "The Emperor is naked" kept spinning in my head. By the end, I felt like a child that said it.
Kristina Tina KKristina Tina K
00
I love museums of Contemporary Art, and this is the only one that let me totally indifferent. Not really contemporary art. Style and content belong to the 1990s. There are a few interesting exhibitions. I particularly liked the third floor. The rest didn't have much to say (at least to me). The displaying and commentaries need to be more modernised and friendly to the visitor. It would help to give info on the work of art first and then the kexcessive) info on the artist's background. Now it is vice-versa. The staff is the least to say not kind and definitely not friendly. You have to ask two or three times until they finally look at you and give a yes or no answer.
Effie GavrielEffie Gavriel
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