A Mockery

When we first heard about installation art, we were skeptical. Snotty questions like "Isn't all art installed?" ran through our minds, and possibly out of our mouths. Luckily, we matured, aided by some fine installation art. One such exhibit was a collaboration between a writer and a sculptor. Together, they made a series of things that looked like rocks. When you got near, you could see a space just big enough for your head and shoulders, if you were on your knees. Inside were writings and recordings you could peruse in this awkward position, with your butt hanging out of a rock.

Artist Kyle Mock does something similar. At his exhibit "Do Not Disturb," viewers enter a space the artist has described as a "three-dimensional drawing" and a "minimalist bedroom," one person at a time, and don a pair of special glasses. Early sketches indicate that two big eyes look back at you from the walls, and God only knows what effect those glasses will have. The exhibit's theme seems to be solitude and its malcontents: "For some, this time alone could be the first in quite a while or if your life is similar to Mock's, the scene may be very familiar," reads the official description. At least your rear chassis won't be vulnerable.
July 13-Aug. 26