the exhibit — open until dec. 31 — presents more ideas than art, with text panels as wordy as a master's thesis, and a science fair-like presentation that wavers between clever and cumbersome. (pictures may say a thousand words, but the curators still threw in all those words just to be sure you get the point.)
yet the exhibit clearly translates into effective visual form well-known but abstract social and environmental facts such as ozone layer depletion or urban sprawl, lending a definite "wow," or at least, "well, how 'bout that" factor to the exhibit. we're all aware of the volume of flights taking off at a given moment — the security lines at o'hare will tell you that much — but a digital map plotting all flights across northern north america shows the synchronized dance between each plane's pattern, and really drives home just how much steel and luggage is skipping across the sky on a daily basis. not to mention the international effort required for such a flawless performance.
at the very least, the exhibit will make you feel good about riding the bus rather than driving to the museum, or choosing paper over plastic at the grocery store that morning. and it just might inspire you to a greener existence.
tuesday is free day, all day 10 'til 8.
(and yes, there's a book.)
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