I have mixed feelings about the Fabric Workshop, but they do put on some good shows. This trip was no exception. The giant felt whale by Tristin Lowe was wonderful. It is covered in scraps and barnacles. And in the annex they have an installation by Ryan Trecartin that was intense and worth a visit. I felt sucked into a world that made me uncomfortable, but I couldn't walk away.
Then I traveled over to the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts to see the annual student exhibition but I didn't go in because they wanted me to pay them $10. PAFA, seriously, there is almost no museum anywhere that costs that much and this is not a museum. This is a student show where you are trying to promote your students and your school. That just doesn't make sense to me.
