When: through January 3, 2016
Obviously, the question I've posed in this blog posts's title is one only I can answer, so you gentle readers, may treat it as rhetorical. In an effort to make up my mind on just how weird this is, I've been trying since Friday afternoon to think of something I've seen that's more peculiar than this, and I've not been able to come up with anything.
As we all know, the Hirshhorn is the home of the bizarre, the ridiculous and the eye-rolling when it comes to art, but as much as I criticize their permanent collection, I've always been a big fan of their video offerings. "Floating McDonald's" is my all-time favorite, but I've seen many other films that I've just loved. They're out of the ordinary, but they're interesting, thought-provoking, strange in a good way.
The latest addition to the Black Box series is something called "Ancha es Castilla" or "N'importe quoi." Loosely translated, the French means "Whatever." I'd be hard pressed to come up with a better title. Sergio Caballero is the film maker, and according to the wall notes outside the viewing room, he has a cult following at international film festivals. I'm not surprised, as his work screams "cult following."
I could try to give you a synopsis of the plot of this 25-minute bit of cinema, but really, there are no words to describe this. It deals with a child's exorcism and uses puppetry, but it's really something you have to see for yourself. I watched the last half of the film (it runs on a continuous loop, with five minutes between showings), so maybe it would all have made sense if I'd seen it from the beginning, but somehow, I doubt it. I'm not saying I didn't like it, but I'm reluctant to recommend it.
Verdict: If you're in the Hirshhorn anyway, have a look. If you can make sense of it, let me know!
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