Earlier this month I took a road trip from the Mini-Apple to the Big Apple with some friends to see sights and celebrate America's birthday. In addition to seeing one of the largest firework displays in the country, I got to finally go to the MoMA, which was probably the highlight of the trip for me. As a lover of art, I wanted to share some awesome pieces I got to see, as well as some other neat pictures I took!
On the evening of July 4th, we went to watch the firework show over the Hudson River where there were multiple barges shooting off the fireworks. Although the show was fantastic (and definitely the largest I have seen), there were almost too many people standing shoulder to shoulder for me to enjoy myself.
Turns out NY is not that big, as we ran into Chris Reza by chance in Times Square right after he got out of playing a gig. What are the odds of that?! Be sure to listen to the piece he wrote for AVIDduo here.
Although I was slightly disappointed with the surrealist works on view, they did have a decent collection of Rene Magritte pieces that were just fantastic. There was also a room completely dedicated to the DADA movement, which was particularly interesting to me. The Schwitters and Man Ray pieces above are of that movement. In fact, I have performed Schwitters' Ursonate on several occasions, so it was very interesting to see some of his material art on view. The main exhibition at MoMA during my visit was the work of Claes Oldenburg. There were several exhibits containing works from his various periods, including a giant mouse head with hundreds of tiny knick-knacks on display as well as giant, stuffed fabric foods. I did not particularly like most of his stuff, with the exception of his early work which was collectively called "The Street." I was not allowed to take any pictures of those works, but I snagged some that I liked off the MoMA website.
Here are a couple other pictures I took from around the city! All around, it was an enjoyable trip, including going to Chicago and Philly, but I am definitely glad to be back in Minneapolis!