Art is Where You Find It

Inconspicuously designed, the façade of The Asia Society and Museum blended in with the rest of 70th street. With its revolving door and collected gatherers sitting around the “PRIVATE EVENT” area consuming Western food and sipping fine wine, I thought perhaps I had entered the wrong building. Upon presenting my Cultural Passport, I was given a circular token with a lion’s white silhouette resting against a dark blue background (not exactly the crimson Commie red I had been hoping for). Ascending the stairs in hopes of exploring the Eastern arts that I had never seen up close, I noticed a painting of several gleeful Chinese men (each modeled after the painter) sitting in a bowl who insisted that I would not be disappointed. [Read more →]

The main theme of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum is “to help the public understand the many roles design plays in everyday life.” One of its latest exhibit, “Solos: Tulou/Affordable Housing for China,” most definitely outlines the museum’s fundamental theme. I first learned about this exhibit from an article entitled, “In Modern China, ‘Little Kingdoms’ for the People,” in the New York Times. Upon reading the article, I already had an idea of how the newly designed tulous, traditional communal residences in China, are great examples of how art and design interact. As I stepped into the exhibit, I began to experience the impact of design in improving people’s lives. [Read more →]

I have to admit I was unsure of watching Off Off Broadway shows because many times they are less exciting than Broadways shows and have difficult topics. But, Man.Gov has changed my mind completely. I have fallen in love with Off Off Broadway shows! I did not expect much when I went to see Man.Gov but I was blown away by how fantastic it was. The acting, lighting, and set came together so well that I was totally absorbed in the story for all 90 minutes of the play.

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Are you interested in seeing your imagination come alive? Well, there is no better place to go to see this happen than Lunt-Fontanne Theater located on West 46th Street in New York. In this theater, you can take a peek of what happens in a marine kingdom ruled by mystical creatures known as mermaids. Our imaginations diminish and our cynicism grows as we get older and learn of the existence of a fine line between reality and dreams, but “The Little Mermaid: the Musical” successfully reignites those imaginations back to life into fires filled with dreams and fairy tales. [Read more →]

Podcast Review
I’ve never been very interested in politics – but it doesn’t take a genius (or a politician) to know that this past election has probably been one of the biggest political events in our lifetime. For the last 18 or so months, it has been nearly impossible to go a few days without hearing some news about the presidential race. It wasn’t much of a surprise, therefore, when I found myself at the Nabi Gallery one afternoon with a few enthusiastic friends of mine who were excitedly discussing the upcoming election. Somehow, I’d been conscripted into attending “Art for Obama”, a fundraising art exhibition at Nabi, whose ultimate goal was to support Barack Obama’s presidential campaign.
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