I've lived in Pittsburgh most of my life but had never been to the Mattress Factory until this past weekend. I wanted so much to love this place, to make it "my favorite museum", but sadly I was underwhelmed and disappointed.
Maybe my expectations were too high waiting for so long to check this place out, maybe my mood wasn't conducive for installation art, maybe the fact that I got lost and frustrated not being able to find this place that easily turned me off...maybe, maybe, maybe - there are countless maybe's but at the end of the day I'm just not into it.
It's a lot smaller than I expected and while some of the installations were cool that's about all they were . I think I like the type of art that makes me think, and while I can appreciate things that are cool, they don't leave a lasting impression on me.
Some installations that I enjoyed included the one in a dark room that had the projection on the 2 windows that morphed into these interesting shapes and perspectives. And, I also enjoyed the hands with breads and the polka dot room was fun.
Maybe the fact that it's in a very residential area and the museum itself is in converted houses, made me feel creeped out a bit. Like I was in a scary movie that takes place in a carnival or house of mirrors with some very weird stuff going on in it.