Posted by The G on December 30, 2009 under Artsy Fartsy | 
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Tim Burton exhibit at MOMA now through April 26, 2010
Aside from loving The Nightmare Before Christmas and the first 2 remakes of Batman, I am not a huge Tim Burton fan. That changed dramatically when I went to the Tim Burton and the Lurid Beauty of Monsters Exhibit at MOMA with the always fabulous Gail. The exhibit was very crowded, so I’d advise that you use the above link to get your tickets in advance, as it’s been sold out for weeks.
The man has been creating art (and thankfully cataloging it) since he was a little kid, and it’s all on display now at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. There must have been a thousand works in this exhibit. You’ll see paintings, doodles, unreleased cartoons, costumes, renderings and models from this brilliant man. There’s stuff from all of his major films (Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, Black Cauldron, Batman, Batman Returns, Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, James and the Giant Peach, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride, Mars Attacks, Sweeney Todd and the list goes on…) A few of my favorites were a drawing of “Vincent” that was autographed by the inspiration Vincent Price, with a note saying “I wish I was him”; a handwritten letter to Johnny Depp with an idea for a line he should say in “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and a rejection letter from Disney on a children’s book that Burton hand illustrated when he was a kid that basically said he is talented but he’s not commercial enough. Who’s laughing now? If you even remotely like his work, this exhibit is a must see. They were very strict about no photos (read: buy the $70 coffee table book instead), but I got a few for my faithful. Enjoy them after the jump (and there’s more on Gail’s blog. Link is above).
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Posted by The G on December 23, 2009 under Artsy Fartsy |
Photos by G.
Bauhaus Exhibit at MOMA. Now showing!
The school of art founded in 1913 in Germany, the Bauhaus, was shut down by the Nazis in 1933. The Metropolitan Museum in New York has collected over 400 works (from ceramics to paintings) in their latest exhibit. You can read more about it here. The exhibit runs through January 25, 2010.
See a couple more pictures after the jump.
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Posted by The G on September 18, 2009 under Artsy Fartsy |
Ron Arad - No Exceptions at MOMA from now - October 19, 2009
Israeli artist Ron Arad has a rad exhibit called No Discipline that is now on display at the Museum of Modern Art through October 19, 2009. It is so cool! Arad has futuristic furniture, sculptures, record players, lamps and more. He’s doing a talk on September 17 and you can find out more at this link.
See more cool photos after the jump.
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Posted by The G on August 13, 2009 under Artsy Fartsy |
Waste Not by Song Dong now at MOMA
Chinese artist Song Dong has a really cool art installation at New York’s Museum of Modern Art called “Waste Not.” The conceptual piece was a collaboration with his mother and they saved everything (literally) for 50 years as a tribute to the hardships they faced in their native China. The exhibit runs through September 21, 2009 (happy birthday Dad!) and you can read more about the exhibit here.
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Waste Not by Song Dong.
Posted by The G on July 29, 2009 under Artsy Fartsy |
James Ensor Exhibit - Now Showing at MOMA
If you are an art lover, do yourself a favor and check out the wonderful James Ensor exhibit that’s now showing at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
This retrospective shows off approximately 200 works by the Belgian painter and you are sure to be wowed! Ensor lived from 1860-1959, and the expressionist painter was sure productive with his time. The pieces in the exhibit range from detailed drawings on scraps of paper to enormous canvases depicting scenes of love, crucifixtion and of course, death.
James Ensor. Photo by G
The Doctors by James Ensor. Photo by G
If you miss the exhibit, never fear, I’ve posted a link where you can purchase the book that is for sale at the exhibit.
