In a sunny morning I visited an art museum, The Frick Collection, located at 1 East 70th Street. When I arrived at the museum, I was impressed by the magnificent building that was beautified by landscape gardening. It looked more of a mansion than a museum from outside. Later I learned that the building in fact was a mansion which was a residence of a steel tycoon Henry Clay Frick. It was converted to a museum in 1913-1914.
Have you ever had the chance to meet and party with your favorite celebrities? Want to rub elbows with A-list movie stars, politicians, historical figures, and international icons alike? If you haven’t and you want to, then the place you need to go to isMadame Tussauds Wax Museum. With locations all around the world (Amsterdam, London, Las Vegas, Hong Kong, Shanghai, New York), Madame Tussauds’ celebrity wax figures attract people of all ages. (more…)
Every week, the public is invited to the American Folk Art Museum to enjoy live music on Free Music Fridays. Now, most museums feature their displays in dimly lit rooms where smooth shadows easily creep across strange stone faces and dance with little men clad in animal skin. This museum was no different in that respect. However, the shadows and frozen figures were all neatly assembled into a much, much smaller space. (more…)
“Hair” The American Love-Rock Tribal Musical – a compelling, truly engaging trip back in time to the early 70’s! Though falsely presumed to lack sincerity and professionalism because of its “off- Broadway” character, it is a production that undoubtedly outshines most of what we are offered “On Broadway” these days.
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Location: MET
Time: Sept. 16 @ 4:00 p.m.
Event: The Vanishing Rembrandts, a film
Up until the beginning of the 20th century, there were 1,000 paintings accredited to Rembrandt; now that number has decreased to 300. The Vanishing Rembrandts, a film shown at the MET, explains the controversial process of attribution of the Rembrandt paintings. The Rembrandt Research Project (RRP), founded in 1968 by the Dutch government, is a body of experts in the Arts that investigates Rembrandt paintings and decides upon their authenticity. Despite the Project’s integrity, many entities have challenged its reliability. (more…)
Time: September 16, 2007 4p.m.
Location: Brooklyn Lyceum
Band: Family Stand
First, here is a little background of The Family Stand I found from their official website. The family stand was “Formed by the powerhouse triple team of vocalist/keyboard wizard Peter Lord, vocalist multi-instrumentalist V. Jeffrey Smith and soul siren Sandra St. Victor in the early 90s…they have sustained a ravenous, excited following even in their absence. Largely this is because their dazzling live shows back in the day. Built around the songwriting and production talents of Smith and Lord and the thermonuclear vocals of St. Victor, The Family Stand re-combined elements of rock, folk, soul, free jazz, Hip-hop, funk and hardcore gospel into a melodic amalgam rooted that’s answered the musical questions.”
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Lu Huang Assignment #1 Due Sept 19
The big-draw event, I think it really is over-exaggerated by the organizers. Overall, I think it is a poorly schemed event.
First of all, its locations were arranged in an inconvenient way. It was a good idea to offer people different locations with different options. But each spot was located too far away from each other and some places were totally blocked by the trees. I mean it’s not supposed to be a treasure hunt. I spent approximately 30 minutes walking at a faster than average speed from one spot to another (American Indian Natural Museum to Battery Park City). So basically I’ve already been exhausted by the distance without even participating in the event yet. And I really had a trouble finding the Battery Park City. Eventually, an old lady guided me there. It was like a normal classroom-size and surrounded by tree. The old lady also commented it was really hard for a stranger to find that place.
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When I first received this assignment, the first places I thought of going to were the classic Metropolitan Museum of Art or the Modern Museum of Art. However, at the end I decided to try to do something different and more fun in my perspective. I traveled to 42nd Street – Times Square and embarked on my journey through the wicked Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum. This was my first time ever stepping in to the place even though I’ve lived in New York City all my life. The first room that I visited was filled with the traditional A-list superstar celebrities. There were actors such as Morgan Freeman and singers such as Bono. Britney Spears was also there in action with the other wax figures. What contributed to the atmosphere of celebrities in the room was the environment and scenery that encompassed the room. The ceiling was fashioned to resemble a night starry sky. The place where all these celebrities were was glamorous, matching their statuses. There were Roman pillars in the room along with a fountain in the center of it all. It was uncanny how real these wax figures looked. If I didn’t know beforehand that this was a wax museum, I would have been fooled by these figures. (more…)
Van Gogh, Picasso, Leonardo usually the first names that come to mind when thinking about artists that have enriched the world of art. The Sistine Chapel, a tremendous piece of art that blows ones mind when first observed by the eyes. The Starry Night encompasses one instantly to a dream world that is at the mercy of ones imagination. Three Musicians, a work that catches the eye forcing the viewer take a step back, breathe, and comprehend.
What comes to mind when you think of art? Is it the colors or expression of characters put into a piece? Perhaps it is the meaning or experience when you view the art? We had talked about what is art in our IDC class but you can only really understand those words mean when viewing art.
So, for my first event I went to the Museum of Modern Art. I am not really the art-type and have not been to an art museum in several years. (more…)
