Jill and I decided to go to the MOCAD today (Museum of Contemporary Art & Design for you non-Detroit folks) because we like to make excursions around Metro-Detroit in our attempt to recreate a NYC lifestyle (minus the public transportation system, downtown apartment, and urban pedestrian-friendly environment). We both appreciate art and like to discuss the deeper meaning behind what we're viewing... but then we stumbled upon a piece that left us amused. It was a broken chair... period. It was titled "Found Broken Overstuffed Chair". While there very well may be a deeper meaning behind it, it made us question what constitutes modern art. Is it the ability to create a metaphor or represent something in a non-obvious form? If so, what if I found a broken crayon... could I not title it "Found Broken Dirty Crayon" and display it? If asked, it represents a loss of childhood... the frustration of the artist... a broken soul?
We found that we could keep drawing conclusions and decided that we should start a blog about stuff that is deep (and not so deep) that we discover, reminisce about, and recommend you give a try. We're usually pretty entertaining and for those of you who don't venture into the city very often, maybe you can live vicariously through us until you get inspired to have your own adventure!
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