MoMa's two new exhibits..van gogh and relaxation.

[thesightless]

wow. yesterday i took the day off and spent it with the gal in NYC.

we went to the modern museum of art for the two new exhibits they have.

firstly, we hit the Van Gogh exhibit. they have nearly all of his works on display, from early journals, to letters to his brother and lover, with all the paintings and drawing around today.

very interesting. they started with his early works with simple techniques and progressed through his life ending in his lunacy at the asylum focused around starry night.

my personal favorite is not the infamous staryy night, but starry night over the rhone. i got lost in this one for about 15 minutes.




the other exhibit in an interactive movie exhibit about relaxation.

basically they set up the large atrium with a giant purple doughnut couch and a ton of pillows. they play this sublime ambient music while playing a looped 15 minute film on the 4 story walls surrounding the atrium. very trippy, but wow. worth it.

if anyone is in or around NYC over the next few weeks, i really suggest you see these, notably the van gogh, as the collection of works will rarely come together again.

[Steve Graham]

Re: MoMa's two new exhibits..van gogh and relaxation.

wow. yesterday i took the day off and spent it with the gal in NYC.

we went to the modern museum of art for the two new exhibits they have.

firstly, we hit the Van Gogh exhibit. they have nearly all of his works on display, from early journals, to letters to his brother and lover, with all the paintings and drawing around today.

very interesting. they started with his early works with simple techniques and progressed through his life ending in his lunacy at the asylum focused around starry night.

two different people yeah? lol


I'm a big fan of his work.. and I too like the one posted as much as Starry Night.. would love to see this exhibit

[floridaorange]

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awesome! I'm taking my gf to NYC for NYE this year, staying with some friends who live in Hoboken...I will def be taking her to one of these museums and a broadway show (she hasnt been to one yet). She'll be my fiance then (if things go as planned) so I'm really really looking forward to the trip.

[Bender420]

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how big was the collection? it can't be the majority of his work, as most of that is in the actual Van Gogh museum in amsterdam. i could see them loaning a portion to the moma for the exhibit, but not their entire collection.

[thesightless]

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there were about 50 works, and then at least a dozen letters, and then some books he owned.

[rubyraks]

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nice one, that too has been my favorite van gogh since I first saw it there Haven't been able to make it there yet, but will before the exhibit is gone.

[feather]

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My favourite of his starry night series was the street scene outside Van Gough's room. I also liked his self portrait that he did with a mirror on his chair.

There's a Monet exhibition here (visiting from Museum of Fine Arts in Boston) that I've been meaning to visit the past 2 months and never got around to it.

[Bender420]

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how long is the exhibit there?

[day_for_night]

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my favorite van gogh...have a print hanging in my living room

[Steve Graham]

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I got a small Starry Night, matted and framed at a garage sale for $5.. it's only about 8.5x11.. but for 5 bucks

[feather]

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The Monet? Sometime in January I think. You just have to see the real Monets cos they're so damn big. Besides the waterlilies I loved the ones he did of the river and I think there might've been one in which he painted some parliament house burning (or maybe that was Turner, but I think Turner painted some shipwreck on a beach). Those atmospheric stuff is beautiful.

[Steve Graham]

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The Monet? Sometime in January I think. You just have to see the real Monets cos they're so damn big. Besides the waterlilies I loved the ones he did of the river and I think there might've been one in which he painted some parliament house burning (or maybe that was Turner, but I think Turner painted some shipwreck on a beach). Those atmospheric stuff is beautiful.

agreed, same with Salvador Dali.. you see his works all over in books and what not, but until you see some of the originals.. breathtaking to say the least

[i!!ustrious]

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good deal man,

would have been a trip to behold this work of his.

[Bender420]

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agreed, same with Salvador Dali.. you see his works all over in books and what not, but until you see some of the originals.. breathtaking to say the least

yea, i caught a Dali exhibit in Paris. seeing his stuff up close, especially some of his sculptures was incredible. seeing it from different angles was just on another level of appreciation.

[jeffrey collins]

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Very nice bro. I'd like to see that show. Perhaps I'll be able to.