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| - I came in with a friend to check out the "Warhol Out West" tour. I'm not a huge Warhol enthusiast, but I really enjoy several artists that were inspired by his work. So we figured we would come and check out the original.
Let me first say that the Bellagio cannot really control what the Warhol people choose to display. So I won't hold this against them. But I will say that the pieces chosen were odd. None of them said a whole lot about the artist. And that gets me to the other failing, there wasn't much to look at. There were three small rooms with relatively bare walls.
At first I thought the ticket prices were decent, two of us got in for 24 dollars. However, after getting through the exhibit in just over fifteen minutes, I couldn't help but feel let down. More than ten dollars for a few minutes of glances, and nothing jumped out as inspiring or monumental.
The audio tour included was dull, and rambled on a lot about things that weren't too important. And there were also an absorbant amount of security in the place, lingering over our shoulders the whole time wondering if we were taking pictures or not. I get that important art must be protected, but so many guards ruined the immersive experience one is supposed to have while at a gallery.
With such an alluring figure as Warhol, I went in expecting to be entertained. I wasn't concerned about the ticket price. But after leaving feeling more than unfulfilled, I had to wonder if maybe it all should have been a bit cheaper.
All this said, I'm glad the Bellagio is displaying art. And I welcome other exhibits, hopefully on the more interesting side.
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