I made it into MoMA but did not get there in enough time to see all of the exhibits but did manage to catch quite a few. The one installation piece being featured presently was grand and poignant. It was called "Waste Not" by Song Dong that chronicles the life's collection of a Chinese woman. You are absolutely blown away by how attached people can become to possessions, both transient and permanent. She saved plastic bottles, grocery bags, shoes. My camera is on the fritz (much to my chagrin) but I lifted some photos from someone else who is more talented at photography than I anyway. This is one of the most relevant pieces I've seen in awhile as it truly shows how collectively immoderate we are as people singularly and holistically. Having switched over to a more conservative and eco friendly lifestyle over two years ago I was already painfully aware of that fact. But here's now a testament of proof.
One woman collected this! Insanity! Cats and dogs! Living together! Mass hysteria! :)
For the Radiohead lovers this was a happy little tasty treat I found on the interwebs of For Orchestra doing an all instrumental version of Reckoner. Let me let you know that it's beautifully done and the accompanying video is VERY cool. Enjoy and you're welcome for having no social life yet.
And a friend posted this beautiful nature video on my MySpace page set to "All I Need." Chilling and exquisite so watch it.
In addition to that there was a recently released compilation album of covers of Mark Mulcahy and Mr. Yorke did "All for the best." It also features Dinosaur Jr. and Frank Black. I've yet to download it but am excited.
Pretty things:
Narcissus, after Caravaggio by Vik Muniz. This piece is particularly special because it's deceptive. One would believe it is a sculpture of some construction but it is a photograph. I love the texture and desperation.
Johannesburg by David Goldblatt. Pretty self-explanatory commentary on urban development and corporate interests. I was struck because this is in Africa, making the social insight much more relevant.
Lake Louise, Canada by Lee Friedlander. I am, always and forever, a sucker for any artwork that expounds and celebrates the wondrous beauty that lies within the natural world. I also love how rough the rocks look, almost fake even, against this stylized and picturesque lake. 
Shibuya, Tokyo by Reagan Louie. I love the visual chaos of this photograph. It makes no sense and yet it is fun and stimulating.
Y.A., M.S.B., Vevey, Switzerland by Nicholas Nixon. I enjoy that this photograph is only vaguely erotic, mostly showing the positioning of the bodies, alluding to faint curves and the intimate pressing together. Their bodies are almost like puzzle pieces. And the muted black and white makes it soft.
Anyway that barely scratches the surface of some of the museums photographic exhibits but seeing as how it is one of my favorite mediums of art I was delighted to get to see their displays in person. These were just a few that touched me.
I'm starving and am on the way out to venture for Vegan food. I have subsequently decided not to go vegan as originally planned owing to the fact that I'd rather take death over cheese but vegan selection up here is pretty incredible. I'll post more stupid stuff only I'm entertained by later.
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