Museum Hopper

i visited the whitney right after i finished visiting the met . i wanted to see one of their new special exhibits: alexander calder: the paris years 1926-1933 . i didn't know this artist specifically, but recognized some of his art from the ad in the subway. he designed mobiles and circus scenes. the exhibit was very crowded. i don't think it laid out as effectively as it could have been. two of the rooms were completely empty, but the others were overcrowded. i also don't think was based on the crowd flow, but on the popularity of the art. i was happy though when i went to view the static exhibits that they had brought back out my favorite hopper painting, one of cape cod. times visited: 3 time in museum: 1/2 hr overall: A-

i went to the jewish museum today on a saturday afternoon by myself. it's free on saturdays. they currently have an exhibit titled, chagall and the artists of the russian jewish theater, 1919-1949 . some notes about this museum: they have very mean guards. i saw a guard yell at a 65 year old woman because she had a cell phone in her pocket. then, i took off my coat in the middle of the exhibit since it was very crowded and warm. i was told that i needed to put my coat back on...it was a little extreme. anyways, the exhibit...overall, i liked it. the title of it could have been more accurate: artists of the russian jewish theater and a little bit of chagall. they had some of the original paintings that chagall did from the theater, but that was about 1 room out of 7 in the exhibit. they had information about each (i am assuming it is every one) performance. overall, the exhibit was a bit crowded and there was a lot of going back and forth across the museum. they had m...

after i finished the jewish museum, i headed down to the met . i wanted to see the exhibit on art and love in renaissance italy . the exhibit was huge. it almost felt empty. the exhibit was very easy to follow. the rooms in the exhibit were based on courting, marriage, childbirth and the sexual aspects of courtship. i would recommend taking a look at some of the objects in the exhibit. some are pretty unbelievable. i thought this one was particularly creative. it was a nice mixture of painting, sculpture, dishes and even baby cradles from 1450! the artwork was beautiful. lots of the pieces were two sides and were displayed so that you could see both sides. overall, definitely worth a stop. the met never fails to please. times visited: at least 8 time in museum: 45 minutes overall: A