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What did you find at MoMA?
museumnerd: From the Museum Nerd Archive: a 1976 MoMA publication featuring Roy Lichtenstein’s panicked “Jet Pilot” on the cover. The print is held by the Yale University Art Gallery which is where a click through takes you. Some history for ya.

museumnerd:

From the Museum Nerd Archive: a 1976 MoMA publication featuring Roy Lichtenstein’s panicked “Jet Pilot” on the cover. The print is held by the Yale University Art Gallery which is where a click through takes you.

Some history for ya.

surrealism: The Palace at 4:00 AM by Alberto Giacometti, 1932. Wood, glass, wire, and string, 25 x 28 ¼ x 15 ¾ inches. The Museum of Modern Art, New York City. From the MOMA page: According to Giacometti, The Palace at 4 a.m. relates to “a period of six months passed in the presence of a woman who, concentrating all life in herself, transported my every moment into a state of enchantment. We constructed a fantastical palace in the night — a very fragile palace of matches. At the least false movement a whole section would collapse. We always began it again.” The woman in question is often identified as one of Giacometti’s lovers, known only by her first name, Denise. In the summer of 1933 Giacometti told André Breton, the leader of the Surrealist movement, that he was incapable of making anything that did not have something to do with her. Click here to listen to an audio description of the work from the Museum of Modern Art.

surrealism:

The Palace at 4:00 AM by Alberto Giacometti, 1932. Wood, glass, wire, and string, 25 x 28 ¼ x 15 ¾ inches. The Museum of Modern Art, New York City.

From the MOMA page:

According to Giacometti, The Palace at 4 a.m. relates to “a period of six months passed in the presence of a woman who, concentrating all life in herself, transported my every moment into a state of enchantment. We constructed a fantastical palace in the night — a very fragile palace of matches. At the least false movement a whole section would collapse. We always began it again.” The woman in question is often identified as one of Giacometti’s lovers, known only by her first name, Denise. In the summer of 1933 Giacometti told André Breton, the leader of the Surrealist movement, that he was incapable of making anything that did not have something to do with her.

Click here to listen to an audio description of the work from the Museum of Modern Art.

airplanes: Taking pictures of people in an art museum as opposed to taking pictures of art.  The best game!  The best gestures!

airplanes:

Taking pictures of people in an art museum as opposed to taking pictures of art. 

The best game!  The best gestures!

[Keyword: Nearly.]  These were riveting and challenging photos, I wish the introductory text had talked about more than just voyeurism. lemon-sucker: Ryan’s in town. Made it over to Boris Mikhailov at MOMA (plagued with knuckle-dragging tourists; not recommended unless you too are a design nerd and think that “Talk To Me” is worth the constant maneuvering around shuffling, bewildered idiots, which it nearly is.) before consuming absurdly delicious iced coffee at Blue Bottle.

[Keyword: Nearly.]  These were riveting and challenging photos, I wish the introductory text had talked about more than just voyeurism.

lemon-sucker:

Ryan’s in town. Made it over to Boris Mikhailov at MOMA (plagued with knuckle-dragging tourists; not recommended unless you too are a design nerd and think that “Talk To Me” is worth the constant maneuvering around shuffling, bewildered idiots, which it nearly is.) before consuming absurdly delicious iced coffee at Blue Bottle.

One must try to catch this one at PS1 before the end of the summer… clubmonaco: Young Architects Program 2011 MoMa PS1 is featuring the proposals of the five finalists in their Young Architects Program. It’s inspiring to see how emerging architects envision outdoor spaces.

One must try to catch this one at PS1 before the end of the summer…

clubmonaco:

Young Architects Program 2011

MoMa PS1 is featuring the proposals of the five finalists in their Young Architects Program. It’s inspiring to see how emerging architects envision outdoor spaces.

Eve Arnold, Magnum Photographer – Silvana Mangano at the museum, 1956

Eve Arnold, Magnum Photographer – Silvana Mangano at the museum, 1956

(Source: ericaoutlaw)

anearthoddity: i bought this awesome post card at the MoMA today i wonder who i should send it to no one deserves its awesomeness i also stole candy from an installation…only because i read somewhere once about a similar art project where you’re supposed to experience the work by eating the candy that it was comprised of yeah it’s far fetched but that was some good fucking candy “Duchamp designed the square tinfoil wrappers, and inscribed each little gift to the invitees with a simple and original phrase that may well be regarded as his deepest and richest play on words: A Guest + A Host = A Ghost.“ … [Article continues on, excellent though quite scholastic read.] (This was the first work that came to mind)What is the current installation that involves candy?

anearthoddity:

i bought this awesome post card at the MoMA today
i wonder who i should send it to
no one deserves its awesomeness

i also stole candy from an installation…only because i read somewhere once about a similar art project where you’re supposed to experience the work by eating the candy that it was comprised of

yeah it’s far fetched but that was some good fucking candy

“Duchamp designed the square tinfoil wrappers, and inscribed each little gift to the invitees with a simple and original phrase that may well be regarded as his deepest and richest play on words: A Guest + A Host = A Ghost.“ … [Article continues on, excellent though quite scholastic read.]

(This was the first work that came to mind)
What is the current installation that involves candy?