Art tells a story...?

I just got back from Terence Koh´s art show in Tompkins Square Park. I´m still deciding what my reaction is towards the exhibit. I guess I just find it hard to give a significant value to art when the idea behind it is so conceptual. Koh dressed people in white fabrics and completely covered their faces with white paint and their hair with white baby powder. It was a procession that began in Tompkins Square and made its way through Avenue B until 13th street where they walked west until a bar called Phoenix.

The show was basically a line of walking ghosts who didn´t speak or make eye contact with other people. A lot of spectators began in the park and a few others joined the procession as we walked by. After the show when my friend interviewed the artist I realized that the whole procession was in memory of the riots that occurred in Tompkins Square in 1991. City officials forced 200 homeless people out of the park. Knowing this definitely legitimized the entire art show. Being in a park at 7 p.m. with random people, following a crowd of people dressed in white suddenly made more sense. Kind off.

Below are a few pictures of the show…

If you want to know more about the artist and his future shows visit his website: http://www.asianpunkboy.com