KUSAMA: Cosmic Nature

In the beginning of the month I went to the KUSAMA: Cosmic Nature exhibit at the New York Botanical Garden with Eileen, and here are some of the pictures I took while we were there...

We happened to go on the perfect day, it was a little overcast for the most part and not too hot. So we really got to enjoy the gardens and all of the sculptures that were on display. I highly recommend checking it out if you're a fan of Kusama's work or if you just enjoy strolling through gardens. It's an absolutely beautiful way to spend a day.

Random Saturday In Queens In Huji

A couple of weeks ago Christina texted our big group chat that we should all go out to Queens to eat at an authentic Chinese restaurant that was recommended to her. So me being me, I decided that we needed to make a day out of it. And we did... So this past Saturday myself, Justin, Gino and Christina headed in to Queens for a day full of random activities.

We started off our adventure by having lunch and a couple of drinks at Astoria Bier and Cheese (We were at their Broadway location), this awesome little spot that Justin found on Yelp right before we left.

Once we were done eating and drinking and buying various beers and snacks at Astoria Bier and Cheese, we walked over to the Museum of the Moving Image which was only a block away.

While we were there we played the video games in the A Whole Different Ball Game: Playing Through 60 Years of Sports Video Games Exhibition, we spent a long time walking through the Jim Henson Exhibition (Which I absolutely loved because I adore Jim Henson) and we checked out the Behind the Screen Exhibition which had some awesome props, models and prosthetics from movies like The Mask (1994), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), The Wiz (1978), The Godfather (1972), etc.

When we were done at the museum (Which I highly recommend you visit if you have a chance) we walked back to the car and drove over to Socrates Sculpture Park to see what sculptures they had on display. Unfortunately they were in the middle of changing out the sculptures (Perfect lesson on checking the website and not just Yelp), so there wasn't anything to see but a lovely view -- Which was cool with us because it was beautiful out. 

After a nice little walk around the sculpture-less sculpture park we headed over to Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao for the main event. Unfortunately, it was underwhelming to all of us (I thought it was just me at first because I don't really eat meat but over the past couple of days everyone has expressed their meh-ness about dinner) but it was fine because the company was good.

When we were done with our lackluster dinner we drove back to Long Island. Gino, Justin and I hung out a bit more after we got back and Christina went home because she was tired.

Despite a lack of sculptures at the sculpture park and just okay Chinese food, we had a great day and I look forward to our next random adventure.

Andy Warhol — From A to B & Back Again At The Whitney

On Wednesday Nicole and I played hooky from work and went into New York City to go to the Whitney Museum of American Art to see the exhibition "Andy Warhol— From A to B and Back Again" before it closes on March 31st.

Here are some of the random photos we took throughout the course of our day...

Personally I love Warhol's work, so I enjoyed this exhibition very much. And if you like his work I recommend checking it out if you can before it closes on Sunday.

For anyone interested, here is a blurb about the exhibition from the Whitney's website:

The exhibition positions Warhol's career as a continuum, demonstrating that he didn't slow down after surviving the assassination attempt that nearly took his life in 1968, but entered into a period of intense experimentation. The show illuminates the breadth, depth, and interconnectedness of the artist’s production: from his beginnings as a commercial illustrator in the 1950s, to his iconic Pop masterpieces of the early 1960s, to the experimental work in film and other mediums from the 1960s and 70s, to his innovative use of readymade abstraction and the painterly sublime in the 1980s. His repetitions, distortions, camouflaging, incongruous color, and recycling of his own imagery challenge our faith in images and the value of cultural icons, anticipating the profound effects and issues of the current digital age.  This is the largest monographic exhibition to date at the Whitney's new location, with more than 350 works of art, many assembled together for the first time.   The exhibition is organized by Donna De Salvo, Deputy Director for International Initiatives and Senior Curator, with Christie Mitchell, senior curatorial assistant, and Mark Loiacono, curatorial research associate.

 

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