Comment: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts is the perfect museum for those who tend to avoid museums. It's not elitist, difficult, abstract, obscure, esoteric, antiseptic, or intimidating (not that traditional museums are any of these things, but people who don't know much about art seem to think so). Anybody can go to Yerba Buena, be themselves and have a good time without having to feel insecure or overly reverential. Yerba Buena shows art that ordinary people can understand and relate to whether or not they've had art training-- art that's happening now, art they might see on the street, art that has to do with the way people live, how they spend their time, who they are. Most importantly, Yerba Buena shows practical examples of how art can positively impact, enrich, and enhance our day-to-day lives.

Erwin Wurm art is pure fun at a technically advanced level. His photographs are so simple, yet flawlessly composed and mathematically precise. His bloated house with its animated video bloatmobile talking about life is a kick. Sure, he probably has deep and complex reasonings and explanations for doing what he does-- like why he sticks white aspargus up a guy's nose rather than green asparagus-- but you don't have to know the underpinnings in order to appreciate the art, and therein lies an essential component of becoming a successful artist.