Davis Art Museum at Wellesley College

A month and a half ago I visited Colby College Art Museum in Maine. I heard then that it is the biggest college Art museum in the country. It very well might be, but the Davis Art museum at Wellesley College might give it a run for its money. I have tried to visit the Davis in the past, but it has always been closed. Today I lucked out and finally got in.
   On the bottom floor there was a big show by an Iranian sculptor Parviz Tanavoli. I had never heard of the guy, but he does some amazing stuff. AMAZING!

These are fiberglass sculptures called "Heech". Heech is a farsi word that means "nothing".  More info about the Davis and Mr. Tanavoli

 Here is neon light version of "Heech". The photo doesn't do justice to the piece.

I believe this big bronze work was called "Wall". I love  Mr. Tanavoli's bronze work. Unfortunately I didn't get a good picture of one of the bronze "Heeches".

Here is a shot looking down from a balcony.

The Davis Museum also had a whole room full of Andy Warhol's works. Below is a picture of Mao Zedong (sometimes spelled Mao Tse-tung). It is difficult to take pictures of works that are covered with glass - you always get a reflection of something.

Here is another shot from the Warhol room. If you never took an Art History class I should point out that those boxes in the foreground are actually sculptures. For reasons that I don't completely understand my wife is standing on one foot. Maybe she is impersonating a flamingo.

   

Here is a picture of a stairwell at the Davis. The stairs were kind of strange. The steps were low and deep. I had to concentrate going up and down the stairs, because I could not find the correct rhythm for walking in these stairs. 

  You should all go to the Davis Museum. There is much more to see than what I described here. It is worth the trip. And there is no admission.