I didn't know what to expect going to the Armory Show. Our brief discussion in class was the only introduction I had to such an exhibit. I did not expect the amount of people or movement at the show. Although I don't visit museums as frequently as I would like, I always find museums to be a peaceful place where opportunities to linger a little bit longer exist at every painting or sculpture present. Somehow, that was not the feeling that I had at the Armory Show. Although I enjoyed seeing as much as I did, it felt rushed and that people, including myself, were shuffling through quickly. It may have been due to the nature of the visit and photographing images that affected us or struck a chord with us in some way. This feeling may have also been due the volume of people moving through a limited engagement event, or perhaps, also the prospect of buying artwork.
As I went through the show with camera in hand (something I have never done in any museum or exhibit), I became increasingly aware of what I was deciding to photograph and why. Initially, the images that I lingered longer were the images that somehow had words in them. I began to question myself, wondering if my immersion in literacy and the world of writing and reading has conditioned me to only appreciate text and messages based on language. I loved the series of paintings that were all based on words - there was the canvas with nothing but "Blah blah blah" covering the canvas, and then the series of canvases that had synonyms for words such as crazy, happy, etc. I decided not to photograph any of these images, but interestingly, these are the pieces of artwork that I recall most vividly. Out of all my photographs, there were only three that included words, but that was a conscious decision to push myself past what I felt most comfortable with.
Armory Show Photos on Flick:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lkorsh/
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