I happened to be at the MOMA in New York for the first time this past weekend. It was a bit overwhelming for an "art novice" like myself, but it was indeed a very enjoyable experience.
The piece pictured above is in the main 2nd floor atrium. Of course I forgot to write down the name of the artist or the piece (that is Last Year's Fan posing in the background naively thinking for the 100th time that day that "I could have done that."). As far as I can tell, it is 3 rubber Spalding basketballs in an aquarium half filled with some sort of clear jelly.
The best photo caption left in the comments section will win a 1986 Clyde Drexler Fleer Premier Series basketball card. The card has been officially graded by Beckett and is enclosed in hard plastic. It is a really great card. However you won't pay off your student loans with an eBay sell as the overall grade is a 6 (great card but poor marks for "surface quality" due to it being the bottom card in its original pack and picking up some wax from the wrapper). It will look great in your trophy case next to your Kevin Duckworth bobblehead.
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zach can sure make some art.
Patron examines controversial balls in jelly.
The recently fired Head of R&D at Spaulding plots his revenge on those pussy prima donna NBA whiners. Step one: Soak game balls in kerosene...
Paul Gaimatti knew better than to trust Sir Charles to watch his new Oscar fish while he was in Hungry shooting "Tender Interface".
FYI:
Jeff Koons. (American, born 1955). Three Ball 50/50 Tank (Two Dr. J. Silver Series, Wilson Supershot). 1985. Glass, painted steel, distilled water, plastic, and three basketballs, 60 5/8 x 48 3/4 x 13 1/4" (154 x 123.9 x 33.6 cm). Gift of Werner and Elaine Dannheisser. © 2007 Jeff Koons
(www.moma.org)
The transparent ball used in the Serbian League by Darko Milicic prior to being drafted by the Detroit Pistons in 2003.
Nebraska man studies Bush's latest plan for Iraq, thinks there should be a fourth basketball
Dom DeLuise checks out an exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art.
You definitely resemble Prudhomme more than DeLuise, its almost uncanny. but the DeLuise reference being the only joke in the caption was my goal
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