These reds and berry colors are so lucious, you could eat them. What makes an artist choose the bold-rich-saturated-energetic-aggressive color red for a large room installation (this set of Mark Rothko paintings were originally destined for the Four Season's restaurant in NYC until he cancelled the commission). I'm not sure, but it was as interesting to walk through Sandy Skoglund's "Fox Games" at the Denver Art Museum, if not slightly terrifying. Winding through foxes and so much red brings to mind frightening fairy tales or rabid animals. And Cildo Meireles' monocromatic room at the Tate, with reds both flat and dimensional just make you hungry for something satisfying, like triple chocolate mousse drizzled in raspberry sauce.
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