If you are like me, then you are probably wondering what the heck the MoMA means! The
Museum of Modern Art is one of the quirkier museums in New York City...and from what we were told, a must see! So of course my next thought was, how can we get in for a discount (museums can add up here)?! Well, we were in luck. Thanks to Target's
free Fridays, we got to experience the weirdness at no cost. You do, however, have to check all bags (no cost, but loooong lines). We also found out that while you must check your bag, you cannot check your laptop....Richard's bag only contained a laptop . . . We were told to remove the laptop, and take it with us while checking the empty bag . . . I think Richard's confusion scared the girl checking bags. Ha! So our journey through the MoMa began . . . with laptop in hand.
And so the weirdness began. Here is my "collage art" featuring exhibits on display at the MoMA. Take particular note of the photo in the center of the top row. The CIA (Crazy I'm-not-going-to-let-you-take-a-crappy-photo-on-your-phone Associates) were ready to throw us out of the super special 6th floor exhibit. What exactly is the exhibit in the photo you ask? Great question. So the thing about the MoMA is...well, they really don't give you descriptions of anything (except for the last photo in this post...but don't scroll down yet). Everyone and I do mean EVERYONE takes photos of EVERYTHING here. Just don't let the guy of the 6th floor see you...he will stare. you. down. So naturally, Richard finds this amusing and decides to go and stand next to the guy. This particular CIA guy continued to give his speech about photo taking (as photography flashes were going off around him) and Richard proceeds to inform the guy that he is trying to enjoy the artwork (whatever the artwork was...) and that his staring was "distracting" (with a straight face). I had to walk away.
Ah, the classics. We found actual art. And look -
Picasso!
The definition of "definition" on paper followed by deep thought of painting.
Alright, so we have the girl from The Ring, an apartment floor layout "creatively" placed on the ceiling, feet, a naked statue sitting at a desk, a Dyson vacuum (no really, it was in a glass case), and a feminism piece which a 7 year old boy proudly announced to his mother looked like butts hanging from the wall. Smart boy.
Richard taking in the art...
Performance art. Remember the movie
Jeepers Creepers? It came to life at the MoMA. Inside of this trailer, there are two [well known] dancers (you can see them if you look close) slowly crawling around. It drew quite the crowd. I'd love to know how the dancers describe this job on their resumes.
And now... the best piece of artwork at the MoMA...
Wait for it....
Here it comes...
Are you sure you are ready for this?
Ta Da!!!
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That's right...someone worked *really* hard to paint a white canvas. How do I know this (aside from the massive white canvas)? Oh you know, there was a long description about the white canvas (one of the few descriptions we could find). There were SEVERAL people stopping to take pictures of this piece. Mind blowing.... |
Overall thoughts on the Museum of Modern Art? I'm not a huge fan of museums to begin with, but this museum definitely held my interest since it was so odd and the jokes kept coming. If you want to see a museum in New York and can only pick one...go here. It's definitely entertaining....the art and people.
