My daughter invited me to go to the museum for the “Infant-directed” exhibit. I had been to the Clifford Still museum twice before. I was certain I would never need to go again. However, curious and eager to experience an interactive moment with my little grand in an art museum, I agreed to go. The tickets were free.
First, we were the only visitors to this building dedicated to one artist. Second, we were followed closely by the docent – had to be. Surely they couldn’t afford to pay someone to keep an eye on three people? She made sure we knew we couldn’t touch the paintings, or run the stroller into them. We smiled politely, understanding that she had to be bored out of her skull. The “infant display?” It was a video on a 2×4 screen showing children aged one to two pointing to one of two pictures of Clifford Still’s paintings. Whichever one they pointed to first, THAT was the one displayed in the room. Genius.
We had a good laugh.