I love the way I've framed this photograph. In the background is, of course, Andy Warhol's pop-art picture of Mao Tse-tung. In the foreground is an installation by Shapiro. The way the 2 art pieces are placed in the MET by the curator, it looks like a red dancer paying homage to the Chairman. I can easily picture in my mind the red communistic ribbon-swishing girls singing and dancing in praise of their great Chairman. Notice also the shadow grid cast by the light through the window, the straight lines seem to play with Shapiro's Y-lines.
This is an interesting example to illustrate that sometimes, art is not just about the piece itself. The interplay and interraction of 2 seemingly unrelated art works within the space afforded gives rise to another dimension of experience. So just a small tip to museum-goers: create your own building blocks and achieve a new unit of experience.
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