KAWS Co-Motion

Missy and I, and our friend Gary, finally went to check out the KAWS exhibit at THE HIGH MUSEUM in Atlanta, late in the afternoon yesterday. We were happy to have just enough time to enjoy the day-glo pieces he had on display, many of them using SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS as sort of central motif...









































After seeing the KAWS pieces, we rushed around to see the other galleries in the museum...I especially liked the REV. HOWARD FINSTER folk art stuff, the modern furniture pieces designed by the DROOG collective, and the artwork on display in the PICASSO TO WARHOL exhibit. We had already seen the modern masters exhibit a couple of times already, but wanted to make sure Gary got to see it. Being close to closing time, the galleries were mostly empty, which made viewing that more enjoyable...























On the way back home to Athens, we stopped to crawl along the many ethnic strip malls on the BUFORD HWY in Doraville in search of late-nite dinner. We came across this little vietnamese VIDEO RENTAL place: