I chose to visit the Museum of Modern Art in order to satisfy the academic requirement. I’d been to other famous museums in New York City like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the American Museum of Natural History multiple times in recent years, but never to MOMA, and I’d been meaning to go for quite some time. I was able to kill two birds with one stone with this assignment.
Normally when I think of art works, ancient Greek sculptures and Renaissance art are the first things that pop into my head. Modern art is the furthest thing from traditional art. It’s certainly not for everybody. Certain works are indeed worthy of admiration, but many are just head-scratchingly ridiculous to the point that you start to question life. I can’t say that I’m qualified to speak about visual art and everyone has different tastes, but I struggle to make sense of some pieces.
That being said, it was still an overall great experience. I got there shortly after the opening time and there weren’t many visitors yet. I was able to see a lot and my journey throughout the museum was a calm escape in the midst of a busy semester.