| Archie_Stanton1 Posted on 17/10 13:06 | |
| MIMA | |
Great addition to the town, or the biggest white elephant you`ve ever seen? | |
| sasboro Posted on 17/10 13:07 | |
| re: MIMA | |
depends if they decide to built on it and improve the area around it. something like knocking down the magistrates court and old police station and build something to compliment the MIMA. | |
| radiogaga Posted on 17/10 13:11 | |
| re: MIMA | |
Ugliest white elephant. Been in three times, left completely underwhelmed. I hope at one stage it gets a decent exibition. So far it has done nothing for those who live in the town, and it does not attract much in the way of visitors. A 'normal' mixed art gallery would have been better. Where modern art took up just some of the space. | |
| GibbosEmpire Posted on 17/10 13:13 | |
| re: MIMA | |
Why did you go in 3 times if you hate it? | |
| radiogaga Posted on 17/10 13:14 | |
| re: MIMA | |
Twice because the exibitions changed, and the third time to take a visitor from outside the area. I will go again when a new exibition comes. | |
| Mahatma_Gandhi Posted on 17/10 13:18 | |
| re: MIMA | |
I've been twice. Thoroughly disappointing. | |
| The_lawmaker Posted on 17/10 13:25 | |
| re: MIMA | |
I went three times as well but each time my trip was spoilt by some sour faced moaning so n so, who was hanging around the place. | |
| radiogaga Posted on 17/10 13:28 | |
| re: MIMA | |
That was probably me then. Was he talking aloud to himself saying things like, "What a waste of money, what's that supposed to be, call that art?" and "HOW MUCH FOR A MILK JUG?". | |
| sasboro Posted on 17/10 13:31 | |
| re: MIMA | |
maybe if radiogaga and capio didnt go together they might enjoy it more. | |
| radiogaga Posted on 17/10 13:33 | |
| re: MIMA | |
He bought me a posh coffee from the cafe. | |
| Piquet2 Posted on 17/10 13:41 | |
| re: MIMA | |
Been three times, some I liked, some I didn't, that's art for you. | |
| onthemap Posted on 17/10 14:25 | |
| re: MIMA | |
Can you honestly say it was just what the town needed? Complete waste of money. | |
| sasboro Posted on 17/10 14:27 | |
| re: MIMA | |
what was needed instead? more pubs? a new dundas arcade? a bowling alley? | |
| wokingmassive Posted on 17/10 14:27 | |
| re: MIMA | |
I went in when it first opened - thought it was a great building - but it was a bit like my fridge - I dont mean that the light comes on when you open the door - I mean that its quite empty. | |
| radiogaga Posted on 17/10 14:35 | |
| re: MIMA | |
A swimming pool? | |
| sasboro Posted on 17/10 14:52 | |
| re: MIMA | |
would be cool to have an open air one like in scarborough with a fun slide | |
| The_lawmaker Posted on 17/10 14:57 | |
| re: MIMA | |
How about "chavworld" the worlds first chav theme park!!!! Very little, if any work would have to go into it. just charge visitors a tenner to walk around Middlesbrough town centre for an afternoon. guaranteed money spinner that one | |
| radiogaga Posted on 17/10 14:59 | |
| re: MIMA | |
Sunderland do a free Chavworld. | |
| The_lawmaker Posted on 17/10 15:01 | |
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Ah but we are officially now the worst place in the world or something. People will pay good money to see our chavness and obese children. | |
| stub78 Posted on 17/10 15:24 | |
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Went for the first time at the weekend...beautiful building which makes it all the more disappointing how underwhelming the exhibitions are. Definitely welcome its construction as we need more "aspiration projects" like this but you have to fill it with something half-way decent. | |
