On Friday, September 29th I visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art with Ana. We were planning on already being in the area because of a picnic for Model UN in Central Park so we met up earlier to explore the museum and visit an exhibit all in one day.

We visited the exhibit on the roof garden of the Met entitled “The Theater of Disappearance,” by artist Adrian Villar Rojas. When we first walked out onto the roof, we saw white, ceramic tables and statues on a checkered black and white floor. The scene seems to be of a destroyed dinner table with the human figures being thrust into the tables full of ceramic food and broken plates and cutlery. There are also some ceramic animals, specifically cats, on the tables. Within the tables are black ceramic statues of humans. Some of them are couples engaging romantically. According to the Met’s website, this exhibition is a radical juxtaposition of normal museum practices as it combines multiple museum practices that would never be seen together. Within the exhibit are already published works of art.

Beyond the exhibit, you can see beautiful views of the New York City skyline because of its being on the roof in the middle of the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Right below the museum is Central Park. Many tourists were seen taking pictures and selfies with the Manhattan skyline in the background. Viewing this exhibit and visiting the museum as a whole opened up my eyes to the cultural adventures NYC can offer me. Walking through the museum, you walk through centuries and centuries of history.  I was able to experience this for a cheaper price because of my CUNY ID. Rather than paying the suggested adult donation price, I was able to give just the $12 dollar suggested student donation price.