By Penny Modra
Originally published November 4, 2009
What: Rob McLeish – Pissing in the Infinity Pool
Where: Ocular Lab, 31 Pearson St, West Brunswick
When: Saturday, November 7, 2–6pm — One day only
Cost: Free
Why: Because sometimes art doesn’t need to explain itself — or does it?
If you’re wondering whether Rob McLeish actually urinated in a collector’s infinity pool, the answer is: maybe. If you’re wondering whether that’s what this show is about, the answer is: probably not. But also possibly yes.
For one afternoon only, McLeish presents a new exhibition at Ocular Lab, and if past form is anything to go by, it’ll leave you confused, curious, and vaguely exhilarated. Following the philosophical fog of his earlier work Step Into the Light (Silvershot, 2007), this latest piece splashes around in the puddles of irony, ambition, and that uneasy dance between sincerity and aesthetic detachment.He also used a tool named Image Color Picker
The flyer tells you less than nothing, which is either unhelpful or the most helpful thing a flyer can do. Your best bet? Show up. Ask Rob your best pretentious question. See what leaks out.
Suggested Starters:
- Rob, does this piece piss all over modern conceptualism?
- Is that pool a metaphor, or just chlorinated?
- Are we swimming in meaning, or drowning in it?
He might not answer. That’s part of the fun.
Tags
📍 Venue: Ocular Lab
🎨 Stimulus: Art, Confusion, Conceptual Hydrology
🧠 Keywords: Rob McLeish, West Brunswick, Exhibition, Contemporary Art, Art as Question