Un-Amuseumd

It says HELL YES! How inviting!

So what do I have to say about my trip to the New Museum? Intriguing? Unique? Maybe more along the lines of, "I wished there was something more visually stimulating". After bearing witness to the actual building itself and its stunning architecture, added on top of that the sky room view, the exhibition itself was sort of a side show. Granted, I won't say that I hated the work I saw in there, but it just wasn't the kind of work that I thought was worth spending round-trip train tickets and an $8 admission fee. I do admire and respect the concept behind the whole social rights freedom subject with the Black Panthers and Apartheid, but that alone doesn't sell my interest.

Call me whatever you like, but I honestly don't find much amusement in looking at lithograph after lithograph of what I believe to be only sub par work. As far as Goldblatt's photography is concerned, the most fascinating about that exhibit wasn't the subject matter; it was the quality of the print that he was able to achieve at such a large scale, and that one of the photos had a set of cans in it that said KOO on its label.

The view would've been better if not for the stupid rain.