The MOMA exhibits were all very different and inspiring. It was also nice to see pieces that I had previous studied because I had a level of knowledge and connection to them. In particular, I loved the Le Corbusier exhibit. I have admired his work since I studied him this year in my high school design class and loved how controversial his architecture was in his time and how inspired we are today by it. It was hard to realize that his works were from the 20th century yet embodied the minimalistic and clean sharp lines of today's architecture, which just proves how celebrated and inspiring his aesthetic truly was on today's architecture. Sadly, no pictures were allowed in his gallery.
I also enjoyed the rest of the exhibit. I particularly liked some of the contemporary art and installations. It is hard to pick a favourite but if I had to, it would be John Baldessari's "What is a Painting?" It is just purely text but I feel that writing is equally a form of art and his words really embodied what I believe what art in general represents. And forgive me for getting a little deep here but Baldessari's work also made me realize again why I truly love the arts and it is that some things whether they be emotions or stories can only truly be represented through the visual stories and images in art. Simply put, art speaks when words cannot.
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