museum of modern art
so, i went to the museum of modern art alone a random sunday. i wanted to go since they had a couple of new exhibits i wanted to see: one about dali and some new picasso sculptures. i also hadn't been in a while, so i had forgotten about how much i dislike the way moma is setup.
i went to the picasso sculptures first. they had about 10 of them. it was neat to see them in person. i think he had used a lot them (or similar objects) in his paintings. it was pretty crowded near the sculptures, but i could deal with it. it was a sunday after all.
so, i headed upstairs to the dali exhibit. first of all, i had forgotten that dali only painted small paintings. i think the largest one in this exhibit was about 1 foot by 2 feet. this means that you have to get pretty close to the paintings to even see them. moma finally got the persistence of time back. second of all, the moma decided to use less than half a floor for this exhibit. they had quite a few of his paintings and 2 (maybe 3) of his films. to be blunt, this exhibit was put in a space that was way too small. it could have easily used the entire floor. since the paintings are so small, you have to get really close, but moma put all the paintings so close together. everything was way too crowded.
times visited: at least 6
time spent in the museum: 45 minutes
overall: B+ (yes, the score has dropped after this visit)
i went to the picasso sculptures first. they had about 10 of them. it was neat to see them in person. i think he had used a lot them (or similar objects) in his paintings. it was pretty crowded near the sculptures, but i could deal with it. it was a sunday after all.
so, i headed upstairs to the dali exhibit. first of all, i had forgotten that dali only painted small paintings. i think the largest one in this exhibit was about 1 foot by 2 feet. this means that you have to get pretty close to the paintings to even see them. moma finally got the persistence of time back. second of all, the moma decided to use less than half a floor for this exhibit. they had quite a few of his paintings and 2 (maybe 3) of his films. to be blunt, this exhibit was put in a space that was way too small. it could have easily used the entire floor. since the paintings are so small, you have to get really close, but moma put all the paintings so close together. everything was way too crowded.
times visited: at least 6
time spent in the museum: 45 minutes
overall: B+ (yes, the score has dropped after this visit)
Dali is one of my favorites!!
ReplyDeleteAt the dali museum (http://www.salvadordalimuseum.org/home.html) in Florida there are definitely some huge paintings, so maybe they'll lend some out to the MOMA someday and improve your score =)