Umm where do you exactly find all these events??
especially all the free ones, I mean i’ve checked the times and other papers but is there like an events list that only Artists know about??
Also I went to the Moma a couple days back (its free for cuny kids), its a pretty cool place and they have this gallery “What is Painting” which basically gives you a taste of all types of arts from the past century or so.
This is Jackson Pollacks work. What do you guys think? Is it real genius and truly artistic? or do you think its laziness and art thats wayyy too abstract?
September 14th, 2007 at 6:40 pm
Hmmm well I do get a lot of email about various events that will be around the city, so I try to share those with you when I come across them. Time Out NY lists a fair amount of free stuff. Also all of the art galleries in the Chelsea neighborhood are free (though the works in the gallery will cost you a lot of money to take home!). It’s a bit harder to find performing arts events such as theater or dance that are free but it’s by no means impossible. Neighborhood festivals of various types are good resources. Also there are some venues that frequently have free events, such as the Winter Garden at the World Trade Center. You just gotta keep your ear to the ground I guess!
September 14th, 2007 at 8:30 pm
Oh yeah I saw that piece when I went to the MoMA this summer and was trying to figure out what it is exactly. Not sure whether I consider it art though. I mean, there were a couple of blank sheets of paper also called art in several exhibitions, so *shrug*
September 15th, 2007 at 6:12 pm
i don’t think it’s laziness and it may look kind of nice, but these things are tricky because one can call a blank sheet of white paper art and some people ooh and aah, completely amazed- i don’t know if i could go along with that. i guess it goes back to the question of “what is Art?” i don’t know about you guys, but when i see things, i don’t ask myself whether it is art. i just ask myself whether it’s nice or interesting or freaky or whatever.
September 16th, 2007 at 11:37 am
Is it enough that the work is hanging in a museum to make you trust or perceive its ‘artistic’ qualities? (The same question could apply to a work of music, theater, dance, writing, etc.)
I wonder, how much does the context in which you encounter the work influence your perception of or interest in the work?