MOMA and Circle tour

Thursday 14th May 2009

Visited the MoMA. A huge collection of Monet, and all those famous artists. The Starry Night (1889) by Van Gogh was on loan to Netherland but there were many of his other works to enjoy.

Three Musicians by Picasso in summer of 1921 . The one with loud triangles in orange and yellow represents Picasso, often self portrayed as a Harlequin, or clown of some sort. On left and right are his two friends. Look also there's a dog beneathe the table. The audio clips did help boost my appreciation for some of the styles and progression in the artist's work.

Too little time and too many floors to explore and many different exhibits from the very educational prints to the bizarre films. I didn't realise my watch had seasonally failed again and slowed down a quarter hour resulting in my lateness. Time to head to the Hudson River for the Circle Tour.

Weather not looking to well but this meant we had lots of space on the boat to roam around for a good vantage view of New York. First step to identifying New York skyline is look at those skyscrapers and identify Empire State Building or Chrysler Building.

I believe its New Jersey on the left and New York on the right.

Under the Brooklyn Bridge on the East River. I did not manage to capture but the sight of the Brooklyn Bridge framing the Statue of Liberty in the distance was sort nice. Then with my view still fixated on the Brooklyn Bridge, the boat passed under the Manhattan Bridge. I had the satisfied feeling of just being in New York.

Due to good planning, the return journey showed a nice scenery of city lights from the river. You know I'm on a boat because the camera couldn't be stabilised long enough for a good night shot. I was already looking forward to returning here even before the trip to Boston, DC and Philly had begun.