点评:The Kohler Art Preserve is an interesting blend of art museum and art piece- the museum itself poses an interesting question in "what is the cultural value of the art around us?" and tackles this through a very careful and deliberate preservation effort of not only the art on display, but the environments they came from, and the "mindset" their creators held when they made them. For instance, a tremendous effort has been made to preserve the pieces of a house decorated by an artist with glitter- a difficult undertaking to preserve a community art piece that is completely unique, and made a lasting impression in the time and place it occupied.
Alright, I've gushed about the good stuff- it's also a "modern" art museum in the same sense that there are some really fabulous things on display, and other things that make you wonder why they bothered to bring it in the door- and the pieces that you love or hate will vary based on your own tastes. The staff here encourage people to interface with the art as it is- whether you love it, hate it, or just find it totally weird. It's an art museum that both takes itself very seriously as an exhibition of "serious" art, but also knows full well that it's got a cabinet full of chicken bones and a fish sealed in resin too, so it never takes itself "too" seriously either.
In short, I recommend visiting and coming to your own conclusions. If you really like art museums, you'll find plenty of things to like here. If you hate art museums, I especially recommend you come as you will be hard pressed to find more "weird" artwork packed under one roof anywhere in the country to gawk at. If you have some friends to help you crack jokes and join in the absurdity of some of the things, there's a wonderful time to be had here too. I mean this sincerely, this was the most fun I've had at an art museum with my "not artistic" friends, and we had a wonderful time. The staff were excellent, and extremely knowledgeable- and some of the stories they have about the exhibits are incredible.
As a final note, the restrooms are "art" exhibits too, and they're some of the best pieces in the building in my opinion. No spoilers, but they are honestly worth the trip over by themselves, as you'll never see anything like them anywhere else.
翻译:科勒艺术保护区是艺术博物馆和艺术品的有趣结合——博物馆本身提出了一个有趣的问题:“我们周围的艺术的文化价值是什么?”并通过非常谨慎和深思熟虑的保护工作来解决这个问题,不仅要保护展出的艺术品,还要保护它们所来自的环境,以及它们的创作者在制作它们时所持有的“心态”。例如,已经付出了巨大的努力来保存由一位艺术家用闪光装饰的房子的碎片——这是一项艰巨的任务,要保存一件完全独特的社区艺术品,并在它占据的时间和地点留下持久的印象。
好吧,我已经滔滔不绝地谈论了好东西——它也是一个“现代”艺术博物馆,同样的意义是展出了一些非常棒的东西,还有其他让你想知道为什么他们费心把它带进门的东西——您喜欢或讨厌的作品会根据您自己的口味而有所不同。这里的工作人员鼓励人们接触艺术的本来面目——无论你喜欢它、讨厌它,还是觉得它很奇怪。这是一个艺术博物馆,既把自己当作“严肃”艺术的展览,又很清楚它有一个装满鸡骨头的柜子和一条用树脂密封的鱼,所以它从不把自己“太”当回事任何一个。
简而言之,我建议您访问并得出自己的结论。如果你真的喜欢艺术博物馆,你会在这里找到很多值得喜欢的东西。如果你讨厌艺术博物馆,我特别推荐你来,因为你很难在这个国家的任何地方找到更多“怪异”的艺术品,这些艺术品都集中在一个屋檐下供人观赏。如果您有一些朋友可以帮助您开玩笑并加入一些荒谬的事情,那么在这里也将是一段美好的时光。我的意思是真诚的,这是我和“非艺术”朋友在艺术博物馆玩得最开心的一次,我们度过了一段美好的时光。工作人员非常出色,而且知识渊博 - 他们关于展品的一些故事令人难以置信。
最后一点,洗手间也是“艺术”展品,在我看来,它们是大楼中最好的作品之一。没有剧透,但它们确实值得一游,因为您在其他任何地方都看不到类似的东西。