I visited the Whitney Museum of American Art for the first time on October 11. I went with my friends, where we spend our 3 hour break between classes exploring. We got free admission by simply showing our cuny IDs, which made me wonder how many other places we could visit and experience without worrying about the cost of admission.

Prior to the visit, I had seen many Instagram photos of people posing at this museum. Thus I went with an expectation in mind. The whole place was aesthetically pleasing as the whole entire museum is painted crisp white, even the doors, elevators, and stairwells were the same exact shade of white. Speaking of elevators, each cab was beautifully designed to have a different theme. The museum consisted of many abstract art pieces which captivated my attention. One piece of artwork that stood out to me most was drawn by Jay Defeo named The Eyes. As the title implies, it is a pencil drawn artwork of a pair of mystical sharp eyes where each hair on the eyebrows and eyelashes is meticulously crafted, along with the fine details of the wrinkles around the eyes. The message behind this piece is that eyes could see beyond what is visible. There was a poem that was also included in the description card.

Unfortunately, we were only able to visit the exhibits on the top 3 floors, as there was an entire floor and a section of the outdoor exhibit that was closed off for renovation. I was super bummed that I was not able to see the infamous stair case of hanging lights. Overall, I really enjoyed my time there. It reminded me of all the field trips I used to go on in middle school which I did not realized how much I missed until I went to the Whitney.