Highlights from MoMA

Today was MoMA day; it started with a rainy downpour, so it was nice to spend some time indoors.  Sadly, The Scream is no longer on display; apparently they sent it back to Norway in April :(  Nevertheless, there was plenty of other interesting stuff on display, so I've compiled some of my favourites (and some of the things I thought were weird enough to get a mention).

This is one of my favourites.  It uses flattened bottle tops and champagne cork wrappers, painted and wired together.  Very, very impressive.

Odd people.  I found these fascinating.

This, I can't understand.  Is it photoshopped?  Is there someone behind her?  What does it all mean???

OK, now this one was awesome but so, so strange.  The large brown jars are full of the artist's hair; the two smaller ones are her fingernail and toenail clippings.  Apparently she's been collecting them all for years, and regularly comes to the museum to deposit more.  But wait for it... the project will only be completed when she dies, because her will is set up so that the final jar will contain her ashes.  Avant-garde or insane?

This is an earthquake-proof table.  There was an impressive video of this thing surviving having weights up to a tonne dropped on it.

A de-miner.  This thing rolls (or is blown) across a minefield; when it hits a mine, it detonates.  The ball can then be reassembled from any leftover bits, making it cheap to use.

This was made up of a number of ID photos of the artist; taken over a number of years, scrambled together in various configurations.  The idea was to show how photos of the human face really don't represent what we actually look like, particularly over time.

Some guy called Jackson Pollock decided to throw some paint at a canvas and came up with this :p

I loved this rendition of the flag.

Apparently in the 1960s "critics were shocked" by the "phallic protuberances" on this chair.  Pretty sure it's still disturbing even now.

Andy Warhol is a man who needs no introduction.  I loved the soup cans, one of the highlights for me.

I had an awkward moment where the camera battery died, then I rounded the corner and saw this.  Thank god the iPhone camera saved the day.

Monet has his own room at the museum, which was a lovely place to sit and contemplate.

And here's some Frida Kahlo, for those who are familiar.

And finally, this artwork:

My Lunch

2013, Salmon with Lentils and Beetroot on Crockery

(Temporary Exhibit only)