Fieldwork by Tara Donovan

This exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art is one of the coolest things I've been to in a looong time. It's a full museum takeover of one artist, Tara Donovan, who uses everyday objects in unique and powerful ways--objects like plastic straws, slinkies, mylar balloons, pins, rubberbands, notecards, and more are put together in such grandiose and carefully constructed ways that they're just as stunning up close as they are far away. Her precision and patience in creating these works still has me reeling. Here are some pictures as a tease, but there's nothing like seeing it in person. 

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