A few weeks ago, we made our first trip to the Mobile Museum of Art to see “do it” an exhibition of instructions and artworks interpreting those instructions. “do it” is a traveling exhibition produced by Independent Curators International that begins with artists telling you what to do. In 1993, Hans Ulrich Obrist ask 12 artists …
Introducing your kids to graffiti is just fun! In addition to the large walls and bright colors, the kids are enthralled with all the different ways to write a ‘J’ or ‘Z.’ The subjects range from Snoopy to environmentalism, and they spotted more than a few cartoon characters they recognized. Sense graffiti is usually located …
We practiced our ninja poses, danced in the grass like no one was watching, and tried to see how many kids could fit in a giant head. That pretty much describes our life any day, but I’m pretty excited that it was at an art collection on this day! We visited the Citygarden in …
If you ask my 4 year old and 6 year old if they enjoyed sitting quietly through Nick Cave’s two hour performance and then going to an art museum where you cannot touch anything, they will say, “It was awesome!” I am so thankful for this opportunity to share art or life with them. They …
The dancers screamed and the whole audience screamed back, but I am not sure who actually screamed first. It was a spontaneous response to a celebration of newness. For a long time, the dancers or “initiates” in Nick Cave’s Feat. changed from wearing their street clothes to the otherworldly sculptural forms that Nick Cave created. I …
Twirling in one of Thomas Heatherwick’s “Spun Chairs” can loosen up even the most serious art patron. And relaxing in one is the best way to take in the exhibition “Designing Playful Cities” at the Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA). “Designing Playful Cities” is a textbook exhibition curated by their Exhibitions Manager, Janelle Miniter. It showcases efforts …
We love going to art museums together. We make ourselves comfortable and have a sincere experience. But we cannot get a family picture of it! Taking three children under the age of six into an art museum is busy, and these boys are not into photos. Here is the proof (or cry for help). …
Our travel plan included going to Iowa in the winter and sharing a hotel room with three children under the age of 6. Plus, our main activity was going to an art museum. It doesn’t seem like it would be a remarkable vacation, but we would all vote to do it again! We laughed, had …
Numen For/Use is a collective of artists based in Europe (starting in Croatia). Their art installations include organic forms made of translucent tape that are suspended in space. They are made entirely by hand and without any computer modeling. “Tape Des Moines” is Numen For/Use’s first art installation in the United States. It is situated …
Frank Stella is an abstract painter and printmaker who loves car racing. His print Talladega Three/II is inspired by the famous race track in Alabama. The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts’ “Race to Abstraction” is a display in the children’s gallery explaining the context of this piece. Along with photographs of the Talladega race track, there is …