When I first walked into the collection for Kai Althoff I thought that it was very strange. The general mood was creepy, and frankly very eerie. I found most of the artworks to be very depressing. The background sound effect/music in the corner had a woman mumbling incomprehensible words, or perhaps it was in another language that I didn’t understand, she occasionally yelled and screamed, I found it increasingly more scary as I listened more.

The artworks in the collection was a huge mixture of different mediums and artistic styles. I thought it was kind of interesting to see a visible change in style as I walked around the exhibition, as if the artist was showing his artistic journey from his childhood to the present. I think that a lot of the artworks inside the collection is like bits and pieces from his life, a lot of them isn’t very clear as to what is going on. I think that they mostly convey the emotions of the artist and so they’re very abstract. This ties back to the negative capability of these artworks, the abstractness of the artworks tests the viewer’s negative capability to see and enjoy the art as it is and not have to reach to a conclusion as to who, what, where the artwork is referring to.

As for the piece that I liked the most, I would say the painting/print (it was untitled) of what looks like a birthday party. It had a group of kids playing, there was a puppet show, some kind of play/performance in the back and it was quite colorful. It was one of the few that made me feel happy and reminiscent of my own childhood. It reminded me of the times where I would go to my friend’s parties and eat cakes, play games, and have fun. I think that all the pieces in the exhibition is quite unique and interesting, I definitely enjoyed the trip!