Museum of Contemporary Act

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In my first ever visit to the MOCA Museum of Contemporary Art, was an interesting one. My summer job this past summer was working on Case Western Reserve Campus of 115th and Euclid. Every day I would take the RTA Healthline to work and sometime would dine at the restaurants around the MOCA museum. So every day I would walk pass the museum and not knowing what that unique building was. I went online to search for the museum address and when I saw the Google street view of the building, I was surprised to discover what that magnificent looking building truly was. Entering the museum for the first time was mesmerizing. The MOCA museum’s website states that “The nearly 34,000-square-foot structure, which is 44 percent larger than MOCA’s former rented space, demonstrates that a museum expansion need not be large in scale to be ambitious in all respects. Devised for both environmental and fiscal sustainability, the design is at once technically inventive, visually stunning and highly practical. The dynamic structure was designed by Iranian-born Farshid Moussavi of London”. The museum stands beautiful from the inside and the staircases give the impression of a maze. I then entered the Lewis gallery to find a work to use in the discussion of my essay. I walked around the entire exhibit searching for a work of art that to me was visually appealing and had a thought-provoking emotional or spiritual purpose. This essay will discuss my first experience to MOCA and the vibe of the gallery when in the presence of a photograph. On display in the Lewis gallery was DIRGE – an exhibition of 23 national and international artists reacting to and reflecting on death and mortality, both their own and their loved ones. Different artist on display were... ... middle of paper ... ...ood dreams? What sets you apart from everyone else? What is missing from your life? Do you think that everyone can be an artist? Where do you come from? Do you find your lot an enviable one? What have you given up? What do you do with your money? What household task gives you the most trouble? What are your favorite pleasures? What would you like to receive for your birthday? Cite three living artists whom you detest. What do you stick up for? What are you capable of refusing? What is the most fragile part of your body? What has love made you capable of doing? What do other people reproach you for? What does art do for you? Write your epitaph. In what form would you like to return? Calle, Sophie”. Works Cited “Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland.” About. N.p., 2014. Web. “Sophie Calle.” ARNDT. N.p., n.d. Web. “Sophie Calle Quotes.” Scribd. N.p., n.d. Web.

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