Stopped by the MoMA today, figuring it would be a good day to see the Richard Serra sculptures outside (although it’s the three titanic pieces inside that turned out to be truly mindblowing). Among the happy surprises there (including the automatic update show with a piece by our friend Cory) was a huge installation of drawings, “WHAT HAPPENED TO US?” by Romanian artist Dan Perjovschi, covering one side of the four story atrium.

The drawings, wry commentary on contemporary society and current events, are a version of something Perjovschi’s done in museums, newspapers and journals all over Europe since the 90s, and must have been a blast to watch him draw. While we were there, there were dozens of people doing the same thing we were doing, looking up and reading the wall and laughing and pointing out drawing after drawing to their companions. A free accompanying newspaper you can pick up at the show features pen and ink versions of many of the drawings (like the ones above this paragraph) in a tabloid format (PDF download).

Here’s a video of him drawing the exhibit, and there’s a Part 2 up on YouTube as well.

[Nick Douglas mentioned in the comments that this is “like a more obvious version of ‘Indexed,’” which was definitely a site I was thinking about at the show.]

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