The Wexner Visit
When I first arrived, I was not expecting the Annie Leibovitz exhibit to be as big as it was. The first thing I saw was the video in the room called The Box. My first impression was not very good because it was very different and creepy. However, I think that is what a lot of her pieces were about, being different. As I started to walk through the photographs I noticed she used a lot of skin to capture attention. There was one image in particular that stuck out to me. It was of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. He was completely naked hugging her, while she was fully clothed staring off into space. It seemed odd to me because only one was naked. I wonder what she was trying to show. She almost seemed indifferent as he clung to her.
Another photo that stuck out to me was the picture of the Rolling Stones fans. It was a picture of them up against a fence and if there wasn't a description I would have thought something terrible was happening to them. Some of them seemed distressed and they were all smashed against the fence uncomfortably. It shows how our culture looks at celebrities with almost an insane admiration. It is an interesting part of our sociology and I liked that she captured it.
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