After coming back from St. Petersburg and a bit of rest we continued our search for contemporary art in Moscow.
Garage Center for Contemporary Culture, had a James Turrell show that was so tightly directed by the gallery guards that it took all the fun out of the experience. We sat waiting behind a few other people for the guard to let us enter the first room of the exhibition while wondering why only two or three people were allowed in at a time. Once inside the room we were directed to take our shoes off and to put on disposable booties - then a different attendant escorted us up a set of stairs toward a glowing room - she then proceeded to explain where we can and cannot walk. Other rooms offered similar experiences. The space on the other hand is really nice and expansive (formerly a bus depot) with a fancy cafe and a book store, where we finally found a current (summer)
Art Guide.
Sour cream and mushroom.
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