asian art mania

This is my very first time to blog. I'm a little bashful because my opinions aren't thought out very well. Jenny made an assignment for me because we both knew that I would never write anything otherwise, but now that it's finally happening I don't think I like this structure. Not that it's inherently bad- I just realized I don't have strong feelings about the subject of the assignment. Whatever, it's something to write about. Asian art at the MFAH. Does anyone care anymore? I feel like I'm riding the last sad wave of hype. The parties are over and the opening seems like it was months ago (maybe it was, I haven't done any research). I did see the show though, two times in fact. Is it still up? Echoing what I've heard about it before, I think my first impression was a sense of claustrophobia. Lots of work crammed in a space. All of the work I wanted to get close to was hung too high to see. Lots of colors. Lots of paintings. My favorite piece is the sculpture of the famous (Chinese?) lady with her throat slit wide open. I like bloody work, go figure. Everything in this show is very Asian. The only thing I wonder is if this collection is an accurate sample of whats going on in that continent, or if its the equivalent of a foreign collector coming to the states and buying nothing but work with red white and blue motifs. Why did they put up that Zane Lewis piece? It wasn't there the first time I saw the show. Congratulations to the Chaneys for buying so many colorful things.