Modern Art
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pasitheaLast Friday, Stacey and I went to the MoMA. Didn't find the exhibit we were looking for but had a good time none the less.
In the MoMA, there are no rope barriers keeping you from the pieces and you can view them as close as you want. Sort of a strange and even unnerving experience for me, because in the back of my mind I'm like, "What if I tripped and fell against this million dollar Picasso?" Happily, that did not happen. I kept wishing![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
prickvixen had come with us as I feel she's someone that would really get modern art and there were several pieces I thought she'd probably quite enjoy.
Lots of things I liked, lots of things I didn't like, as Stacey pointed out, some of the pieces were interesting only because of their age (meaning the styles had become so often used that they're a part of daily culture and might otherwise seem unremarkable)
The one thing I wish I'd got to see at the MoMA that I didn't get to see was myself. I have shockingly red hair and I was dressed mostly in black that day and looking a bit pale (too little sleep) I had a stranger come up to me and tell me that in front of one of the large pieces, I'd suddenly just vanished and became part of the artwork. Stacey saw it too. Apparently it was a pretty neat effect, but I didn't get it see it.
Final notes on modern art. If you can barely stand looking at Lichtenstein normally, do NOT do it when you've had only 2 or 3 hours sleep for several days in a row. It WILL make your eyes bleed.
In the MoMA, there are no rope barriers keeping you from the pieces and you can view them as close as you want. Sort of a strange and even unnerving experience for me, because in the back of my mind I'm like, "What if I tripped and fell against this million dollar Picasso?" Happily, that did not happen. I kept wishing
prickvixen had come with us as I feel she's someone that would really get modern art and there were several pieces I thought she'd probably quite enjoy.Lots of things I liked, lots of things I didn't like, as Stacey pointed out, some of the pieces were interesting only because of their age (meaning the styles had become so often used that they're a part of daily culture and might otherwise seem unremarkable)
The one thing I wish I'd got to see at the MoMA that I didn't get to see was myself. I have shockingly red hair and I was dressed mostly in black that day and looking a bit pale (too little sleep) I had a stranger come up to me and tell me that in front of one of the large pieces, I'd suddenly just vanished and became part of the artwork. Stacey saw it too. Apparently it was a pretty neat effect, but I didn't get it see it.
Final notes on modern art. If you can barely stand looking at Lichtenstein normally, do NOT do it when you've had only 2 or 3 hours sleep for several days in a row. It WILL make your eyes bleed.
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