Hotel 21C
-opened in 2006 in Louisville ky
-6 museums around country & planning on opening more
-contemporary art museum
-21 century
-3000 pieces in collection
-private collection by a couple
-each hotel 1500 square foot museum
-for profit museum
- everything is free
- open 24/7 365 days a week
- can get art very quickly after it was made
- front desk is art
-art changes every 6-8 months
- how artists see the world is the theme for the 1st floor
- bust made out of encyclopedias
-chandelier outside: when u ring the bell inside, the chandelier breathes heavily. connects the inside and outside. "art can be fun"
-piece behind desk depicts rush hour in Shang high
-white painting on white paper
-take picture of art with flash to see art
-raise up: from picture of strip search of coal minors to make sure they weren't stealing. relates to protests now a days. more universal now.
-coal minors tapestry was originally a painting but turned into tapestry. artist went and worked in coal mine for 3 weeks to get a feel for what she would paint
-art on 2 pieces of silk and layers them
-only 1 painting in collection
-healing tiles: walk across and "cut" the pattern just like you would if u cut ur hand and it automatically heals. different when filled in every time
-holographic art (multiple pictures)
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