I think yesterday was the first time i've ever been to the MOMA. I remember when I was younger, I visited it like once, but maybe I was mistaken because I don't remember it at all! I walked into the museum and it was a whole new environment to me.  It was quite a fascinating scene because I have never seen that many pieces of art in one area. The Les Demoiselles D’Avignon was a lot bigger than I anticipated. I searched up the photo online, but it's nothing compared to the one in real life.

 I was happy that one of this event was right here in Baruch. I was surprised to see that there were older people attending. I assumed it would have been students from Baruch or other campuses. The music was really beautiful. I admire the violin and other string instruments so much because I find it so incredibly hard. Not only do you have to know what to touch but you need to know how to play it. A lot of skill must be involved in that. I also really liked the kind of music. I find classical music to be so calming, yet thought provoking at the same time.

This past Sunday I went to the MOMA with my family. Since my mom wasn't working, I decided to invite them to see Les Demoiselles D’Avignon with me. I had been to the MOMA before, but didn't really remember the experience since I was much younger, so it was like my first visit. 

           I'm not the biggest fan of classical music so I was not enthusiastic about the performance, but I do hold an appreciation and respect for the performers and their abilities to play such difficult music. To me classical music, especially being a string quartet, has a peaceful and soothing sound to it. It places me in a relaxing atmosphere where I can forget about everything and just stare at the performers and follow the bows move against the strings to create the beautiful music.

My first trio to the Museum of Modern Art was an eye-opening experience. While I had seen many of Pablo Picasso’s works in books and other sources, I had never seen his pieces in person. Standing in front of Les Demoiselles D’Avignon was a very different experience than seeing a photograph of it on the Internet. It’s life-like size brought a realistic aspect to the painting that I had not yet considered.