"Pulse Index" is the first installation visitors walk into at the Hirshhorn.
In the consulate installation, visitors are confronted by, among other things, a forest of small spoons hanging from a line.
At a recent unveiling of the installation, visitors reacted to the piece with a mix of interest and bewilderment.
In the installation visitors to the museum's Aye Simon Reading Room, off the second level of the Frank Lloyd Wright rotunda, will encounter debris very different from the kind that makes up "The Happy Prince".
In a 1999 London incarnation of the show, Koo set up a bedroom in the gallery while finishing an installation; visitors got to see the blankets and clothes that she had left behind.
Fri., Kol Nidre, 7 p.m.; Sat., 9 30 a.m.; Yizkor, approx. 11 a.m.; Mincha and Neilah, 6 p.m. Sun., Sept. 19, 1 to 4 p.m. Sculpture at Evergreen Block Party, explore biennial outdoor sculpture exhibition, see performance art and meet an artist team who will host chalk drawing, a community photo wall and a lemonade stand at its urban park installation; visitors are invited to bring a picnic.
As spectators enter the space, the sensors and the cameras track their movements, compiling video of all the installation visitors.
On the outside Colourscape is a large air-supported structure and on entering the installation, visitors are given a cloak that changes in colour as they walk around.
For this installation, visitors are invited to consider notions of "Surplus" and "Debt" as they relate to everyday experiences by filling out surveys identifying where we've given more than we've received and vice versa.
