The Arts in New York City

Art that is very interesting to a person and pleasing to the eye is very rare to find. The Guggenheim museum, located in East 89th Street and 5th Avenue, provides such art. This museum contains art from movements such as Post-Impressionist, Expressionist and Surrealist movements, which is more recent art dating close to the late 19th century to early 20th century. Due to construction, only about 3 exhibits were open so the number of paintings was limited but it was enough to be satisfied. The art of the Guggenheim museum allows a viewer to relate to the painting while at the same time enjoy the painting for what the painter intended it to be. Read the rest of this entry »

click the picture for more info on this free event scheduled for Oct 13-14 in Battery Park City – lots of great performances scheduled

The Metropolitan Museum of Art houses one of the most extensive art collections in the world. At the Met, one can find anything from Ancient Egyptian art to European art to Modern American art. There are nineteen separate departments in the museum that include: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, Greek and Roman Art, The Robert Lehman Collection, etc. Having such a widespread collection, the Met draws in quite a big crowd on any given day.

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Is science art? That is the question I asked myself as I made my first trip to The New York Hall of Science. I ventured into a large space filled with excited adolescents amused by things I had already learned in high school. However, as I ventured on, I found myself to be enamored by the illusions of what I was seeing in front of me. Were my eyes playing tricks on me? The Hall of Science allowed me to create extraordinary things out of ordinary objects. Read the rest of this entry »

I remember going to the NY Hall of Science when I was in elementary school. I had so much fun there then that I had always wanted to go back. I can still remember running around the place wildly, fooling around more than learning about science. When Eilene, Aniruddha, and I planned to revisit the Hall of Science, I was a little worried that I would not find it an exhilarating experience like I did ten years ago because I am older and more mature now. I also worried that I would not find art there. After all, it is a Hall of Science, not a Hall of Art. However, I found that the Hall of Science contains a variety of exhibits that not only engage visitors in creating their own art, but also is extremely appealing to people of all ages. Read the rest of this entry »

In search of alluring or thought-provoking artworks to delight in? Look no further than the transit system from which you use to traverse to museums in order to find such creativity and ingenuity. One station in particular houses its own remarkable collection, the 8th Avenue station where the L and the A/C/E trains meet. The artisan behind the life of each inanimate being goes by the name of Tom Otterness. He effectively colors the routine momentum of our lives between lives as we venture from one place to the next. Read the rest of this entry »

What could be more enjoyable than some Beatles music, crazy 1960’s artwork, and a love story all fused together into a film? After seeing “Across the Universe” at the movies, I’m personally having a hard time thinking of a better way to spend ten dollars. This film is unlike any other movie I have seen before and it can be considered a work of art in many different ways. “Across the Universe” was released in mid-September and by the looks of the full theater on a Saturday afternoon, it will probably stay in theaters for as long as possible. The movie revolves around a fictional love story between two teenagers who come from completely opposite lifestyles. Jude is a young man from Liverpool, England who comes to Princeton University not for an education, but in search of his father. At the university he befriends a group of “badasses” who quickly become his close friends and encourage him to stay in America without a visa. Jude soon meets Lucy, who is the sister of his close friend, Max. Jude and Lucy quickly develop a powerful romance, however each of the three main characters experiences their own ups and downs due to the Vietnam War’s effects on their lives. Read the rest of this entry »

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do we have to bring digital cameras and laptops?

Treat videos like documents and upload as an attachment in the “Upload” box below the post box. Leave as “link to file” and then hit “send to editor” for approval before it’s posted. Please see example above using a silly video I made using iMovie for my niece and nephew – it was my first video ever – so keep that in mind if you make it through!