Let me start by saying I have never been so lost in New York in my life. Since I've never taken the train to Columbus Circle by myself, I didn't know where to go after I got off the train. I walked in all four directions before asking someone and realizing that the museum was just across the street from the circle! As I walked in to the museum, the counterperson gave me a hard time by saying that the Macaulay passport would not be free admission. I argued for a good 5 minutes before she finally called someone and realized she was wrong. After I got all my stuff checked in, I was ready to go.

I immediately went to the Paper Exhibit on the 4th and 5th floor because of all the good things I've heard about it. I was truly shocked once I arrived to the exhibits. I thought I was going to spend around half an hour in the museum. Turns out, I spent around an hour plus just viewing the paper exhibit. Although almost all the pieces of work fascinated me, there were some individual ones that stuck out to me the most.

The first one that I found absolutely amazing, was the horse and the person riding it. It was made by Chris Gilmour who was born in England/Italy in 1973. The work is called The Triumph of Good and Evil and it was created in 2009. It is made of just cardboard and glue which is the most fascinating part about it. Said Gilmour "This work depicts Saint George and the Dragon. I love the idea of such powerful and enduring image of the conflict of good and evil-specifically the very 'black and white' idea of the triumph of good - being played out in a material which is weak, disposable, and a castoff from our commerce driven world." It ties in with the Columbus Statue that is located across the street from the museum. As I stared at the cardboard made statue, I wondered how it was constructed with just cardboard and glue. If i were to do it, it would like ten times uglier!

The next one I found interesting, was the body of Alex. Oliver Herring who was German and American was born in 1964 and created the model of Alex at his request. It was made out of digital C prints, museum board, foamcore, and polystyrene. In 2004, Alex kindly asked Herring to make a statue of him and that he did.

The third item that was fascinating was the tank. It was created by an Italian who was born in 1978. The tank was called "Youth of the Hills" which was made in 2008. It was created by Wood, paper, Hebrew prayer script and nails. The German armored tank from World War II had stag beetles all over it, both white and black ones. Stag beetles live in the Middle East and live under sand. They are a symbol of a population that needs to defend itself. Also, the prayer book is something that is sacred and is not to be destroyed.

The last and final piece of work that I will discuss is Night Gathering by Ed Pien. This piece of work was created by Ink on cut shoji paper. It was one of the most amazing things I have ever seen created by paper. The lines were fine and the shape of the humans was almost realistic. The artwork created a threatening atmosphere with people on trees as if they were hiding from the war.

Overall, the Paper Exhibit has been one of the most fascinating exhibits that i've ever visited. Each and every piece of artwork was unique in its own way all requiring a lot of skill. I definitely enjoyed my visit to the Museum of Arts and Design.