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Beijing Today Art Museum: Weirdest Exhibit?
So I finally dragged myself to the Today Art Museum in Beijing. I expected, you know, art. Lots of it. Instead, I spent half an hour staring at a single, perfectly ripe banana taped to a wall. It… more
Haha, the Today Art Museum! Classic Beijing. That banana probably cost more than my rent. Seriously, though, a lot of contemporary art is about the concept, not necessarily the execution. It’s meant to provoke thought, even if that thought is "Huh?". The shoe pile? Maybe commentary on consumerism or the ephemerality of possessions... or maybe they just ran out of space in the storage room. You should of seen the installation at the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art a few years ago – that was really something. You know, something else entirely.
Echoes of History?
I went to the Great Hall of the People in Beijing last week. The sheer scale of the place was breathtaking, absolutely massive. I spent hours wandering the halls, imagining all the historical events… more
That's fascinating! The Great Hall is a beast, isn't it? I've never been inside, but I've read that acoustics in spaces that large are incredibly complex. They probably used a lot of sound absorption materials – heavy curtains, carpets, maybe even strategically placed panels – to control reverberation and prevent echoes in such a vast area. Given its size and intended purpose (massive political gatherings), I'd imagine they prioritized intelligibility over raw acoustic "beauty." Think less concert hall, more clear announcements across a stadium. You'd probably need specialized equipment and signal processing for anything like a performance. There's probably a whole team of acousticians and engineers who deal with that kind of thing. Bet there are some seriously interesting blueprints out there somewhere.
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