Above: I Only See Things When They Move
Above: 360 Degree Room For All Colors
I had the pleasure this morning of going to a members only viewing of “Take You Time”, the Olafur Eliasson show at the Museum of Modern Art. We got to view the show essentially alone and, I have to say, the show is superb.
My favorite piece is entitled “I Only See Things When They Move”. It is a large square room painted white with an incredibly strong light source in the middle which is surrounded by slowly moving colored glass panels. The effect is amazing! Large beautiful stripes of light move slowly around the room layering over each other. The viewers shadows add yet another layer over the stripes. It is lovely and always changing. All the pieces in the show encourage the viewer to stop and notice the details. Eliasson’s work has the ability to seem so simple but as you focus and study, you realize there are amazing details.
I highly recommend the show and encourage you to take your children.
They even let you take photographs which is a luxury at any museum.