'Interesting' Was the Word of the Day

This afternoon, Jen and I headed over to the Mattress Factory.  One of the local Health Corps members it should be on anyone's bucket list (he is a bit of a hipster, so that should have tipped us off).  On the other side of the spectrum Janice said that if I thought the Andy Warhol Museum was strange, just wait until we saw this one. 

I headed over to the museum and because I was a bit early (SHOCKER) I decided to meander some of the side streets.  I came across some crazy artwork as well as Randy Land. 

As Italian immigrants were coming to Pittsburgh at the turn of the 20th century, many began to settle in the North Side, specificially around the area where the Mattress Factory is today.  The outdoor garden used to be home to the first macaroni factory of the area; the six story building where the museum is today was an addition built in the early 1900s.  During the Great Depression the factory had moved to another location.  A variety of things rotated in an out before a more permanent candy factory set up shop in the six story building, and a paper company in the original building.  Unfortunately in the 60s a fire burn down much of the building and in the late 90s it was transformed into an outdoor garden.

Stolen picture because mine was blurry

We stepped off the elevator to a room of ceramic hands holding rolls.  At that point we knew that we were definitely in for an afternoon of artwork that we would never understand.

As we were leaving we saw a note that said the hands were a part of a local fundraiser.  For $100 you could take a hand home with you when the exhibit closed.  All of the money will be going to a local food bank. 

Then off to see Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Dots Mirrored Room.  FINALLY a room that we could understand and appreciate.  It could have been the first time that interesting did not come out of my mouth.

 We got to wear these great surgical booties to make sure we did not mess up the paint job.

With each room all that I could get out was interesting or I don't really get it.  Jen has become my modern art partner in crime.  A few months ago we went to see some modern art dance downtown which was ... you guessed it, interesting.