Wow Pop Bliss is Jimmy Kuehnle's Inflatable Art exhibit currently at the Columbia Museum of Art in South Carolina. It is a four gallery interactive display.
As you can see, there is a teaser at the Boyd Plaza entrance. A triple butt is usually not on display here. This bright pink piece is called Winking Windbags.
It is an interactive display that should make anyone smile and most likely laugh.
We started in this dome that was constantly changing color.
Then there are sections in the galleries that you have to squeeze through in a labyrinth.
The entire time there is strobe lighting along with music, playing with sound, light, space and texture.
I would warn anyone going that you could possibly end up with a headache from the exhibit! The experience is worth it though since it is so unique.
You can also get squished by inflatables if you desire so like me.
Clearly this performance and sculpture-based artist likes to have fun as well as bring excitement into other people's lives.
If you go, this exhibit is running through September 8, 2019.
Museum is open daily 10am - 5pm (closed Mondays). I recommend going during the Soda City Market on Saturdays when museum admission is only $5.
1515 Main Street
Columbia, SC
I hope you found this amusing.
Thank you for stopping by! ~Val
It seems like an interesting and enjoyable exhibition, and it is important to support these cultural events in your community.
ReplyDeleteIt it quite a unique exhibition. My first time seeing inflatables as art.
DeleteI'm not that big on pop art but I have to say this looks fun and inventive. And perfect colors for July 4!
ReplyDeleteI am more a classical gal myself enjoying realism. It is always entertaining to explore other genres of art.
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DeleteThat would be fun!
ReplyDeleteIt is!
DeleteWinking windbags hahahaha that is too funny! But this looks like a super fun installation!
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It is super fun to visit!
Deletewow so great place:)
ReplyDeleteThank you Kathy!
Deletei want to come here;)
DeleteIf I lived near by, I would definitely check out this museum. This exhibition looks amazing. I love the interactive display and the light. I'm sure it would make me smile. The lights look so beautiful and I wonder what the music is like. With the music, the lights and the texture, I imagine it is quite an experience. I would risk a headache for this experience ha ha. I love to try new things. Lovely photographs!
ReplyDeleteThank you Ivana! It was definitely unlike anything I have experienced before.
Deletesounds like a lot of fun.
DeleteThis looks like fun~... It's not the same but squeezing through openings ...or what have you reminds me of a really cool place I use to take the kids too ...Professor Penny Pickle - ...I need to go there again. Have a nice 4th~!
ReplyDeleteIt is an exhibit that will make adults feel like kids for a brief moment. We adults can always use more of those experiences!
Deletecolors look fantastic....fun and enjoyable.....
ReplyDeleteHappy the 4th of July
Thank you Tanza! Happy 4th to you too!
DeleteIt looks like a fun exhibit! Interactive museum experiences can be interesting.
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DeleteSeems a lot of fun in there, Ms Val!
ReplyDeleteI wish I could be there and get squished by inflatables.
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It was an experience! I hope you had a wonderful 4th Evi!
DeleteParece muito interessante e divertido.
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Gracias Maristela!
DeleteOh wow, this is a brilliant interplay. It certainly looks like fun, I couldn't help but smile at these suggestive creations. :D
ReplyDeleteSo fun!
DeleteThank you Chelsey!
ReplyDeleteI went to a similar exhibition here in Liverpool. It was lovely, with all the music and the colours. It is something really different, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteSo different!
DeleteThank you Agnes.
ReplyDeleteOh wow...that looks like an interesting visit....haha
ReplyDeleteIt was very interesting Pam!
DeleteOh what a fun exhibit! my kids would love this, I bet it's really busy with lots of families visiting!
ReplyDeleteHope that you have a great weekend ahead of you! Going to be a rainy one here so will be a quiet one for us :)
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It is so fun for kids!
DeleteThis definitely looks so fun. I love the idea behind it!
ReplyDeleteMe too!
DeleteAmazing place and really cool exhibition!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
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ReplyDeleteGracias Carolina. Feliz fin de semana a ti!
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ReplyDeleteThank you! It really was!
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Thank you Millie! Enjoy your day!
DeleteWhat an interesting exhibition, something quite different.
DeleteAwesome artπππ
ReplyDeleteThank you Kinga!
DeleteHow fun! It didn't make you feel claustrophobic?
ReplyDeleteNormally I am claustrophobic but I think with all the stimulation going on, it did not give my brain a chance to think about it.
DeleteI love going to the Columbia Museum of Art! I haven't been there in a few years, but I always enjoyed when I went. I saw the inflatable when I went downtown the other week. Thanks for sharing info about the exhibit!
ReplyDeleteThe museum is beautiful with all the renovations! We love visiting during Soda City.
DeleteSo cool Val! I would love to go! You look adorable in the pictures! Big Hugs!
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DeleteThank you Stacy! It was so much fun. Hugs to you!
Certainly looks fun and very colourful.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan