Following up with the first exhibit I went to, I was taken to yet another museum exhibit about the use of technology within art. New Order is a compilation of older MoMA exhibits with use of many different interactions with technology, not focusing one a specific theme, but just one of general appreciation. The gallery held a range of levels of interaction between each of the pieces.
One example included a supermarket like display of bottles with inclusions of aspects of modern American culture. The items listed on the bottles were taken “literally” and ripped and dumped into the bottles. It proved one of my favorite pieces, as the items did not create a super ugly creation, but instead was aesthetically pleasing. Usually scathing social commentary creates something that looks ugly and is meant reflect the ugliness in the people watching This one looked cool, so I was actually intrigued to see what was in all of the bottles. Ironically, this may or may not defeat the purpose of the piece, but I enjoyed myself.
Another piece was a repurposed exercise bike with three monitors attached in front of it, so that you could look at the images as you pedal. I was more excited for the piece then I felt I should have been, because it ends up being this weird 3D woman who is supposedly supposed to interact with the bike. I was less interested about the supposed consequences of the peddling, and was in fact, more excited for the actual peddling. Being involved in the exhibit makes me excited, but I’m not sure if this was the point it was making. I still had fun for the minute I was on.
Lastly, there was this really weird video with weird 3 deletional object with an off-psychedelic vibe and house music, and an incorporation of a real-life video of and urban dance off. Making this piece more puzzling was the included introduction of it next to it, which included an author and a title, but no explanation to the artist’s attempt. It hurt my eyes. But it beat the piece of cardboard next to it.