The Arts in NYC Fall 2012

Hi guys! This is the blog that I mentioned in class: http://www.scoutingny.com/ And this is the post I was talking about — with the drowning man art installation. http://www.scoutingny.com/?p=615 Super cool! Also, check out this dude. Hanksy  — a la Banksy and Tom Hanks. I usually see his stuff around SoHo, so keep an eye […]

Aida. Oh Aida. I always thought that operas are just boring. So, I tried to think of ways to stay awake during Aida. Surprising, I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would. Maybe because I was already familiar with the Aida theme, I knew what kind of music they are going to […]

Over the weekend I went to the Chelsea Piers exhibits with a couple of my friends and walked through the many galleries there. One of the exhibits really stood out to me. “Badges” by Lin Tianmiao consisted of enlarged embroidered sewing circles that hung from the ceiling. Each circle had one word that a woman […]

I have to say, I was really excited to see Aida. Now that I feel more comfortable frequenting museums and art installations, I was kind of hoping that the opera would become more accessible to me too. And it did, but it was kind of alienating in a way? I walked in with a few people […]

My attitude towards operas in general is somewhat indifferent; I never really found them interesting and even after seeing Aida I still feel the same way. There is just something that irks me about going to the opera, sitting there for about 4 hours and listening to a play in another language, let alone the […]

After a good meal of Korean grilled Barbeque in K-town, I headed down to Lincoln Center via 1 train. As I walked up the stairs out of the subway station, I got lost. The area was filled with grandeur buildings that I was unsure which was the Lincoln Center. So I had to ask random […]

A number of weeks ago, I traveled all the way uptown, to the Guggenheim, or the “Googy” as my grandmother calls it, to view Picasso Black and White. Surprisingly, this was my first visit to the museum and boy was I mesmerized. Even before entering the famed, spiral-like building, I was blown away. The architecture of […]

I wasn’t sure what to expect when we went to see Aida. I always thought that operas were long and dreadfully boring, from the opinion of others. However, I neither had any knowledge nor ever attended an opera, so I couldn’t have an opinion of my own. Thankfully, Jake came to class and taught us the styles […]

I saw my first opera during sophomore or junior year of high school, when I went to see Don Giovanni. That being said, I had some pre-conceived notions about the Met and the entire idea of an opera. In all honesty, I was expecting a very long performance, somewhat boring classical music, and very dramatic […]

I was excited to go to the Lincoln Center for the first time. I had never been to an opera before, and I liked how we had the opportunity to attend one. I know that opera is not for everyone. My moms good friend attends ALL the time and enjoys every second of it. Her […]