6.16.2010

Wed. 06/16/2010 - MoMA, The Arts

Today, I decided to pay the full admission for MoMA(Museum of Modern Art) and stay there all day instead of taking advantage of free Friday night, thinking it would be less crowded if I go there as soon as it opens on non-Friday night. But I was wrong...it was as much crowded as Friday night. I guess people love arts! Anyway, the ticket was valid for PS-1 for next 30 days, so it was good to pay at least once.

The recent center piece on the ground floor was Balzac by Rodin. And these days I started to appreciate sculptures and installations more than ever, so I started from the sculpture garden.
{The Sculpture Garden}
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{Alberto Giacometti, Tall Figure, III}
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{Mark di Suvero, For Roebling}
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{Ellsworth Kelly, Curve II}
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{Barnett Newman, Broken Obelisk}
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{Louise Nevelson, Untitled from the series Double Images}
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{Rosemarie Trockel, Untitled}
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{Yayoi Kusama, Violet Obsession}
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{Wangechi Mutu, One Hundred Lavish Months of Bushwhack}
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{Alexander Calder, Lobster Trap and Fish Tail}
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{Bernd and Hilla Becher, Winding Tower}
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{Colier Schorr, Two Shirts}
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{Katy Grannan, Nicole, Crissy Field Parking Lot (I)}
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{Cindy Sherman, Untitled #153}
I haven't seen Cindy Sherman's works for long time and this just reminded me how powerful her works were. The best and most impressive work I saw today at MoMA. My picture is not showing the impact at all.
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{Shay Alkalay, Stack}
Hmmm....the designer is younger than me...
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{Ammar Eloueini, CoReFab#116 25}
The digital way that this chair was designed and produced made each chair unique each time one was produced.
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{Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Side Chair}
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Modern chairs like Womb Chair by Eero Saarinen, La Chase by Eames plus lamps, textiles and furnitures. Most of them are still re-produced. 
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{Joris Laarman, Bone Chair}
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{Tokujin Yoshioka, Pane Chair}
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{Rising Current: Projects for New York's Waterfront}
This was about the ever rising sea level around New York, and the suggested solutions for it. The study was so extensive and in depth, I honestly couldn't consume the whole exhibition. What was also impressive was the exhibition (or presentation) design itself and the information graphic design. 
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{Robert Smithson, Alogon #2}
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{Donald Judd, Untitled}
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{Claes Oldenburg, "Empire" Ray Gun}
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{Lee Krasner, Gaea}
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{David Smith, Australia}
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{Close-Ups on Rothko}
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{Close-Ups on Pollock, White Light}
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{Jackson Pollock, Easter and the Totem}
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{Rene Magritte, The False Mirror}
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{Paul Klee, Cat and Bird}
Looks like my Oee...
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{Diego Rivera}
Today gave me a chance to re-look at why Rivera was a great artist...
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{Brancusi}
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{Matisse}
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{Kandinsky}
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{Chagall}
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The special exhibition of Bresson was great. I liked the portraits the most, capturing many of very important figures in the history of art and literature and showing each person's personality so well...(I guess that's why he is considered one of the greatest artists)

And some extras from my point of view...Designs for Everyday Life at MoMA

{Bertoia Chairs by Harry Bertoia at the garden}
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{Barstools by Boris Berlin and Poul Christiansen at Café 2}
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{English Design Pottery}
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{Nelson Platform Bench by George Nelson in the restrooms}
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Membership Sign-up on the restroom wall reflected on mirror to be read correctly.

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