dOGUMENTA: an Art Exhibit for Dogs!

This past August, an art exhibit took place in New York City. This doesn’t seem too unusual, considering that NYC is a great place for art. What made this exhibit so special was that it wasn’t for humans—it was for dogs.

This unique idea formed when art critic and dog owner Jessica Dawson took her dog, Rocky, for walks through art galleries. Dawson believed that dogs view and interact with art differently than people do, and that they could teach us something new about art and ourselves.

The name of the exhibit, dOGUMENTA, took its name from a contemporary art exhibition in Germany called Documenta, and featured a variety of media that incorporated color, sound, scent and touch into the pieces. This was the first art exhibit for dogs in the United States, but hopefully there will be more events like it in the future!