rubin museum of art
i went to the rubin museum of art on a sunday afternoon by myself. i decided to go after reading this article in the nytimes. i had also started seeing ads on the sides of buses for the new exhibit, the dragon's gift: the sacred art of the bhutan.
as i remember my one complaint with the museum last time was that we went in through it in the reverse order. this time, as soon as i entered, the volunteer asked me what i wanted to see. i said the special exhibit and he directed me to start on the top floor and turn to my left as i got off the elevator. he also suggested to remember to check out the basement. the museum is actually undergoing an expansion as well.
the dragon's gift was spectacular. the exhibit was laid out very well grouping the art by deity. they also gave you just enough explanation to understand the artwork with very little background knowledge. it was well spaced and they had a really nice variety of old (7th century) and new-er (as in "only" 300 years old) and between statues, tapestries and paintings. the exhibit was two floors. it was very well done. i like the intricate paintings and tapestries the best. the detail and color in them is spectacular.
i did get to see some of the monks praying in the makeshift shrine.
i headed to the basement to look at the exhibit, nepal in black and white: photographs by kevin bubriski. It was a collection of black and white photographs about nepal. he had gone to nepal originally as a worked in the peace corps, but returned years later to photograph it. all (i believe) had people in them from all backgrounds and ages. they were very well done. each one had a little description about who was in the portrait and why it was important.
overall, this museum is now hovering on the brink of an "A."
times visited: 2
time spent in the museum: 1 hr
overall: A-
as i remember my one complaint with the museum last time was that we went in through it in the reverse order. this time, as soon as i entered, the volunteer asked me what i wanted to see. i said the special exhibit and he directed me to start on the top floor and turn to my left as i got off the elevator. he also suggested to remember to check out the basement. the museum is actually undergoing an expansion as well.
the dragon's gift was spectacular. the exhibit was laid out very well grouping the art by deity. they also gave you just enough explanation to understand the artwork with very little background knowledge. it was well spaced and they had a really nice variety of old (7th century) and new-er (as in "only" 300 years old) and between statues, tapestries and paintings. the exhibit was two floors. it was very well done. i like the intricate paintings and tapestries the best. the detail and color in them is spectacular.
i did get to see some of the monks praying in the makeshift shrine.
i headed to the basement to look at the exhibit, nepal in black and white: photographs by kevin bubriski. It was a collection of black and white photographs about nepal. he had gone to nepal originally as a worked in the peace corps, but returned years later to photograph it. all (i believe) had people in them from all backgrounds and ages. they were very well done. each one had a little description about who was in the portrait and why it was important.
overall, this museum is now hovering on the brink of an "A."
times visited: 2
time spent in the museum: 1 hr
overall: A-
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