Today Winnie and I took a trip downtown to check out some art. It sounded simple enough, just take the CTA to the museum. Of course, it ended up being much more difficult.
I picked up Winnie and we started driving. The only problem was that neither of us could remember how to get to Midway. We have both been there many many times, but we never really pay attention. After spotting a plane in the sky, we drive to wear we think it took off from. It didn't take long and we had found the airport. We had to circle around it until we found the train station, plus we had to get lunch and figure out where to get 1-Day passes (they no longer sell them in the train station). Turns out the nearest Currency Exchanged (yes, exchanged) ran out.
Finally we got on the train and I thought all was well. Well, we forgot to pay for parking. When we arrived at Roosevelt to transfer we walked up to the nearest person with a suitcase. She was heading to Midway and offered to take our money and pay for the parking. She actually did, the car wasn't towed or ticketed! I love the kindness of strangers!
The MCA was fantastic as always. The main exhibit was work by Olafur Eliasson. Fantastic! One highlight was a hallway filled with orange lights. Since they are monochromatic, it turned everything black and white. I've never seen an effect like that, the world turned into black and white. Another highlight featured a fan and a rope. The fan was hanging from a rope and swinging in all sorts of directions.
The next stop on our art adventure was the Michigan Ave. Art Festival. What a disappointment! It was closer to an arts and crafts festival. The only redeeming feature was the free ice cream.
After meeting up with Lindsey, we headed over to our last stop: the Chicago Cultural Center. Main exhibit: Art From China. It's the second time I've seen the exhibit. There was a good mix of work, from sculpture to photography. The highlight was a video located at the entrance. It showed the coordinated exercises and chants employees perform before work. Hilarious! We watched it twice.
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