I did not notice this installation as I zeroed in on the CMA door. It did crack me up when I came out.
According to an article on Atlas Obscura, Blue Sky made and installed the chain with the knowledge of the 2 building owners, but not the city of Columbia. Permission for it to remain across the public alley was quickly granted.
Our Story Matters is the title of an ongoing exhibition at the Columbia (SC) Museum of Art. The exhibition is kind of small (as you will see if you click through). Mostly because the pieces in it are more memorabilia and historical information than art. That said, it is an interesting display of Columbia’s equivalent to Durham’s Black Wall Street.
And there is some art. Patricia A. Montgomery is a textile artist who makes swing coats that tell stories. The one on the website now is not the one I saw. So, it appears that they are changing them out periodically. If I was closer to Columbia, I would make a point of going by to see them because the one I did see was impressive.
Sarah Mae Flemming was one of the people who stood up for the right to sit down.
And Ms. Montogmery made a coat about her.
Because glass always grabs my attention.
I absolutely love beautiful furniture. I love an ornamented life.
This would not fit in my house. It is huge.
It is so huge that I didn’t get the ornamental cat in the photo.
Here’s a closer view of the drawers.
The twist of this leg (? do you call it a leg in this location?) is a little secret grace that wasn’t immediately visible to me from the front. It surprised me as a walked around trying to capture better memories of the piece.
My other pictures are marred by glare. So, I’m not inflicting them on you.
This is such a stunning piece of glass art. I really had a hard time trying to take pictures. The fishes’ skin is incredible.
I was afraid I would get fussed at for smudging the glass. I didn’t. but, it was close.
Fish eyes aren’t particularly engaging. But, the skin is perfect. (Clearly it’s one of the not-very-scaly kind.)
