Graffiti Gone Global

The word «GLOBAL» alone insinuates encompassing all, so silly me for expecting a huge gallery exhibit. 15 minutes, maybe 20 and we were already out the door. Not because it was bad but because it was very limited, small; not exactly «GLOBAL». I even kept wondering if we missed something like a door that opens up to a whole other area or perhaps peek around the edge of a partition and open up to the real showcase but there was no such door and that partition didn’t exist either. Even the oversized entrance banner gave the impression that it was a must-​see showcase. Basically there was an impressive entrance piece, an functional artistic bench, painted chairs, the basketball court art and that is basically it.
ENTRANCE PIECE: this I liked. It was like a huge amoeba. it was assembled surrounding one of the columns and big enough to walk thru (30 feet width 16 feet tall)
FUNCTIONAL ART: interesting modern and functional bench made from high-​density polyethylene but looks like metal (very much like the style of the park benches in NYC’s High Line Park)
PAINTED CHAIRS: classic molded plywood chairs painted in classic graffiti style
BASKET BALL COURT: basically works of art (graffiti style) painted onto sections of wood that are actually pieces of the basketball court from the last all-​star game. Frankly, the pictures were interesting, but I thought the use of the basketball court was gimmicky; more of a way to raise attention to sell the pieces. They curator/​organizer of the «Art of Basketball» works closely with the NBA to obtain the rights to the court and of course they get their share of the wealth.
I was really expecting more from this gallery. Even the space (The Rotunda) was very raw and unfinished but not in an «artistic» fashion, it just wasn’t presentable space. Hope to see this exhibit improved in the future (at least it was free). Overall, the entrance piece was impressive but we were a bit let down.