kultured

Just home from the art gallery's big all-nighter social. It was aight. We probably got there too early, judging by the enormous line-up when we left, but I'm not sure it would really have changed my opinion of the thing. Who knew art was so popular among the young and hip? Though members didn't have to wait in line...

I did want to stay all night, just to see if the animal things from Huang Yong Ping's exhibit came to life like in "Night at the Museum," though I understand the difference between a natural history museum and an art gallery. Still, it would be cool if the bats came to life and started attacking people, or the elephant/tiger started running through the gallery or that alligator/tiger-like thing attacked people's ankles. One can dream.

Drugged up on a cocktail of cold remedies, I was more subdued than my friends probably would have liked, but it wasn't like there was time or space to be sociable. After the initial meet up, our group divided into pods and never reformed. People started dropping out by 11:30 and I was the last one to leave. And I'm getting over a cold.

The lounge was on the 4th floor, but it was so small that there was a constant line-up before 10pm. And the lounge is where everyone wanted to be, probably because red light makes everyone look healthy. We managed to get in early before being lured away by tap dance lessons and smoking (not me), but my friends had to sell their tickets to people in line because they were never going to get back in to drink them.

One thing that was really cool was the art trap installations. They had them set up in different spots around the gallery and a patron was lured in for some sort of performance. The one I saw in action had a robotic-looking guy playing chess with someone. Apparently a few cause people to scream.

The problem with nights like this is that, if you want to see the exhibits, you don't really have the time to put into them. People jostle around you, bump into you, talk in front of the pieces... Seems easier to go any other time. I went through the Monet to Dali exhibit, but it really needs more concentration. The same with the Andrea Zittel exhibit, which is absolutely cool.

I'm a little pissed in general about the night because I was brushed off AGAIN by the same person who cancelled plans weeks ago. Sigh. Seriously, how can someone not want to spend time with me? So frustrating. I just don't get it.

As an aside, 77 people have read my blog this week. With just the one posting, I've gotta ask: who ARE you people?

Currently reading :
Paper Fan: The Hunt for Triad Gangster Steven Wong
By Terry Gould
Release date: 30 July, 2004