Baby's Day at the Museum

We just got home from a trip into Queens--a long day! We dropped Aunt Sarah off at the Airport, then went in to the PS1 contemporary art space. It seemed like a place both Humans and Babies could enjoy... Besnik had an extremely good time! Wide-eyed, looking around the whole time. He got a little cranky during the NeoHooDoo rooms (which weren't all that neat, except for a neat kayak).

He was very impressed with a few video installations, especially the one with extremely loud dance music in a small dark room (Mom tried to cover his ears, but he shook his head loose).

We also liked Leandro Erlich's "Swimming Pool"--lots of wavy blue colors.

The revolving ceiling mirror room was fun today--other little people were in there taking pictures, so we stopped for a quick snack and some photos ourselves. (Feel free to insert your own joke about breastfeeding in a gymnasium-sized room with a huge mirror on the ceiling.)

Besnik's favorite was--no suprise here--Norwegian artist Børre Sæthre. Here is what the website says about his installation titled "Stealth Distortion (...must have seen it in some teenage wet dream)":

Furtive display devices create glimpses into idiosyncratic worlds inhabited by poised animals, oddly disjoined from the overall décor to create awkward sites for oyeuristic activity.

All in all, a very successful day. There was lots of squawking on the ride home (and we made it back to the car seven minutes after the meter expired to find a ticket...if someone hadn't needed a quick bathroom diaper change, then someone would have and extra $35 worth of presents coming his way next week...). Here is a picture of Besnik after a harrowing 50 miles in his car seat: