First of all, those two things don't necessarily seem to go together. Don't get us wrong, we love us some Boise.....but it isn't a place we would say does modern well...or at all, really. The art show was held at the Modern Hotel. Imagine this, quaint, chic, clean lines, black top hats for each bar tender, and martini glasses.... sounds sophisticated and modern, right? Yea, not so much. More like old rodie motel halfway modern, halfway retro-sort of fixed up?
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Sheila: Um... well, uh... this isn't quite what I expected....Alicia: Hmm. Right.
Sheila: To the bathrooms first?
**The bathroom was quite the experience. Really, who plays with a record player while sitting on a public toilet? Cool idea, but gross.**
Exit bathroom.
Sheila: Are those plastic tubes attached to that fishing line considered art???
Alicia: I hope not. It is fishing line, run through old plastic tubes (they were yellow with age!!), attached to a metal bar with zip ties. Well, maybe we should check out some other art...er...uh...
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Room 101: Paper Mache - we haven't hit the age where we have kids doing paper mache projects in school yet, but we imagine if we did, they would turn out something like the art in this room (or possibly even better??)...leaves and twigs attached to white paper mache. No joke, all over the room...on the walls, on the bed, all a little bit different....but all with the same "flair" to it...yes, we are choosing to call it "flair".Room 121: Woman on Bed - We actually have no idea what the art even looked like in this room because we were too taken aback by the woman, laying on the bed, gazing intently at the ceiling above. Is this Modern Art??
**Everyone kept saying the "better art" was on the second floor ... so we mad-dashed it up the stairs hoping for some inspiration. Paused at the top of the stairs for a quick selfie modern art impersonation.**
Room 206: Folk music- We really do like folk music and had high hopes as we entered, but as we took a few moments to take in the music, we wondered if the musicians even liked their own stuff. No smiles, no eye contact. No expression besides moving hands. Folk and modern as one?? Yea, probably not.
**While a majority of the rooms were not quite our scene, there were a couple we actually really liked.**
Room 214: Faces - The Interfaith Sanctuary for the homeless. How can you not be inspired when looking at beautiful face portraits of those who have overcome adversity? We were enamored by the faces we saw when walking in this room. Each black and white portrait told a story...a story of hope for that individual.
Room 219: Americana - All the pictures in this room were a mixed media type of art. The artist used magazine clippings in combination with his painting to capture images of Retro America. It was unique, colorful, and actually something we would hang in our houses.
Room 228: Amazing Photography & DJ Room - Bright colored photography that captured the true beauty of Idaho. (Modern Hotel pictures not included.) Young, vivacious, art enthusiasts, excited about the raw beauty on canvas. DJ dude was dropping the beats like a mad dog. The photographer even said to Sheila, "Hey, thanks for checking my art!" and Sheila giggled.
Sheila: Well, I think we've seen the show. I'm hungry.
Alicia: Me too. Not quite what I expected.
Sheila: Yea, I wish I was artsy enough to get it. But I just don't. My feet hurt. So, you think we should try and reserve a room next year?
Alicia: Yeah! We could pull something off.
**Disclaimer: We are pretty sure we don't have any Modern Artist friends, but on the off chance that you did in fact have a display room at the Modern Art Show, we are sure that we saw and LOVED all of your work.**
-A and She
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