Meg Webster @ Dia Beacon

On February 16th, 2024, I took a day trip to Beacon, NY. Part of my trip included a visit to "Dia Beacon", an art museum. Check out more from the museum here.

Somehow I just happened to visit this museum the first day that Meg Webster's art was being shown off. I was wondering why it was so packed, I saw that it was scheduled to open in February when I arrived, but I got lucky that it was the first day! This exhibition is so new that it's not even properly documented on the museum's website at the time of writing, so excuse any missing details.

By far my favorite piece of Webster's has to be the "Moss Bed, King". It's a moss bed that's the size of a king-sized mattress. The way the light was hitting this one was amazing. It's reminiscent of a forest floor that you really just want to lay on top of and take in the beauty of nature. Everyone I've shared this image with wants to just lie down and take a nap on it.

"Mother Mound" is a bunch of clay that forms a semi-sphere. To me, it immediately struck me as a representation of the planet Mars.

"Mound" on the other hand is soil, much more spread out. I love how it appears to be just a simple sand dune, perfectly preserved.

"Concave Earth" is the counterpart to the previous two "mounds". While the mounds are convex, this is a concave steel sculpture filled with soil. These three are a selection of Webster's "earthworks".

"Cono di Sale (Salt Cone)" is a really neat-looking cone that's just made of pure salt. Seeing the way Webster is able to just create some beautiful geometric shapes by gathering natural materials is astonishing.

"Wall of Beeswax" was imposing. I didn't realize that it was beeswax at the time and apparently, it smells faintly of honey. This wall stands at around 8 feet tall, or around 2.5 meters.

Finally, "Stick Spiral" is a beautiful collection of sticks making a spiral. Unfortunately, I didn't walk into the spiral and get lost in the piece, but this was by far my favorite artist at the museum to see. I'm so glad I caught this on opening day.

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