This work obviously took a lot of time and effort. I highly approve. The objects and images found in the cave reflect the oppression and over-consumerism of society today. Around every corner is something new and interesting to see.

This piece was my favorite out of the entire exhibit. It not only looked like it took a ton of work, a ton of patience, a ton of planning and a ton of drinking pop, but it also represented so much to me. i really liked the dynamite idea that all the people were connected to it and each dynamite was connected to some political book. I liked the bookshelf and all the bigger books. I think the entire aspect of human justice and politics is rightfully displayed in this piece. I think everyone has their own ideas on it, I definitely think it's a piece worth revisiting.

I just visited this exibit today for an art field trip. I loved everything they had to offer, but this one stood out the most in my mind. At first walking through the taped edges of the outside opening it was erie, but as soon as i entered it was an eye opener. It was like a catacomb, but i felt safe with all the cardboard for some odd reason. In the second "chamber" that looked like a teenagers room (scattered empty pop cans, posters of bands & semi-nude girls) , i felt at home. This was definatly an enjoyable expirence.

As somebody who is stubbornly bitter towards modern and/or abstract art, I walked into Hirschhorn’s piece with a negative attitude, not expecting to be able to interpret the art or feel anything for it. The piece, however, somehow intrigued me more as I walked deeper inside, for several reasons. First, the literature taped to the dynamite that was attached to pretty much everything: perhaps this symbolized the explosive effects of those books and authors in particular, or maybe it suggested the huge impact that the individual can have. Also, who can’t somehow relate to packing tape? The whole cave is covered in it, and I did not get the symbolism if there was any, but it reminded me of care packages. Hirschhorn deserves an A+ for finding a new and exciting way to use packing tape. The biggest reason I fell in love with the piece, though, was the room in which he painted “1 man = 1 man = 1 man…” Equality may be an old topic, but I’d never seen it put so simply and yet so movingly. It’s impossible to disagree with his equation. The world has such a complicated history with equality, and yet here in Cavemanman reality is painted on the wall in incredible clarity. Maybe this is one big step in the right direction.

A fascinating journey showing the connection between written philosophy and the minds of average anonymous people (a physical link by wires or tubes). Did the books feed the minds or was it the other way around? Was the cave itself the collective mind of humans? All people were connected: the clocks read the exact same time in every city, regardless of time zone. Very cool.

Saw the International recently and walked through this work. Interesting, but when we had questions for the security guard, he knew nothing about the artist's work. Would have been helpful to have someone there with some knowledge of the work.

Where is the Geico Caveman? He's suppose to be in here! There's 1 part in this exhibit that I didn't like because it was too adult like.

WOW! all i have to say, the amount of work and thought that had to go into this installation is absolutely breathtaking... the way all the people are connected and every room is representative of a different philosophical principle, very cool... not only that, but the installation is probably a little dangerous, just like the thoughts it represents ... awesome

That cave is so funky fresh. It makes me say that modern humans still live in caves. We are cave people it is just that now we have changed our materials. Modern cavemen is what we are. I can't wait to go back and take a closer look. You know when this exhibit is over I bet that these materials will be thrown away- Hopefully they'll be properly recycled- which makes this work even better. Why did he make this piece of work, what is in the artists mind? I would sure like to have a cup of coffee and pick this artist's mind. It would be fascinating!

Hey Ben,

If you are interested, there is a video of Thomas Hirschhorn in the audio/video library discussing his work, and you may find it interesting.

This piece was incredible. Walking in, you would never expect the modest entrance to lead to the vast, cavernous atmosphere. It definitely made me feel as though I had landed in an alternate reality.

Well no HTML tag, dare say I don't have that much style. I found it to interesting in that the over sized repersentations of print texts caught my eye. It took a more literal view of the "life on mars" theme. With it's packing tape coating to every surface, to the figures of tin foil I think it was very stunning. well I'm off to enjoy the rest of opening as well as try to fill myself with more comp wine.

adiu, brice

I thought the Caveman exhibit was really interesting - it showed how past societies left paintings on walls that lasted for centuries as compared to our own more transient pieces. I think if we become aware of ourselves then we can grow and make improvements.

I really liked this piece of art. It was made out of cardboard. It was inventive. There was text book pages on all the walls.

i enjoyed this piece. it gave me a new way to look at the way of life we have and how dangerous the human mind can be. i also think it was a good idea to use cardboard and other everyday materials in that way. that made the work more real to me and made it stick out the most among all the work i saw in the entire exhibit.

The art work in the Cavemann was very different. It should how people can be dark then a Amazing idea just explodes and pops into their head

I found this piece of art very intriguing. The idea was displayed in an obviously contemporary style, but was also displayed in a way that even a child could understand. It's interesting to see how the artist displayed such a simple, and somewhat true Idea, in such a display made out of everyday objects.

This was one of my favorite pieces in the International. The way Thomas Hirschhorn completely transformed a plain room into a cave using mostly cardboard and tape is incredible. It really amazed me the way he was able to get such a strong message across in a completely original and fascinating way.

This is definitely my favorite thing ever, I like it even more than I love the Mattress Factory. It represents so much to me, and I swear, what with the cynicism, Tupac posters, Pulp Fiction posters, all the other posters, and really awesome things like clocks, 1man=1man, and the GIANT BOOKS, I'd definitely live my entire life in that room, if only that was an option. Who needs a house when you can have everything you want in a tiny part of a museum?

Even the entrance to this installation sparks curiosity. "What is through the hole in the wall?" I thought. It was a fascinating journey. I even got lost from time to time. I can't help but wonder how much tape it took to create such an involving space, or should I say world. I too adored the giant books. It's so random. Kudos to the artist and the staff who built it.

I am back at the museum. It's been a couple of months, and the idea that the work might not be here is horribly depressing. So I'll look for it. I have relatives coming in from out of town, one cousin and her family from Brooklyn, another cousin from Tokyo. I have to scour the museum to see if it's here, and if it is, then I'll have to memorize it's location. If it isn't I'll have to weep silently, and when another cousin that I'm here with asks why, I'll shrug it off saying that it's my grandmother's recent passing. No one needs to know that missing art will make me weep.

If it's not here then I'll find lots of boxes at home and make my own giant books, but books filled with my own work. I love giant books. *sigh* giant books......