A New Art Critic

There’s a new art critic in New York and he has four legs and a tail.

Former Washington Post art critic Jessica Dawson says she was at an exhibit with her rescue dog Rocky when she noticed how intently he was checking everything out. Unlike the people who were reading their phones, New York Times review or artist resume. But unfortunately for Rocky everything was a bit high on the wall for him to really see so Jessica decided to do something about it.

So she contacted the organizers of the exhibit Documenta to curate ten pieces of outdoor art for a three day experiment. All of the pieces were set up in a park and were strategically placed on a dog’s eye level. Some were even interactive with dog bones or pools of water for the animals to play in.

The test run was a success with many dog owners coming down to check things out, calling it a once in a lifetime opportunity since most New York museums don’t allow dogs. But in this case man’s best friend is the target audience.