Friday, July 10, 2009

Abstracty Things and Some Food




Heading uptown to MoMa, a rather patriotic train.


More red and stripes on the escalator at 54th Street. We are 
lucky Claudia works for a museum and we can bypass
the horrible long lines with a gazillion, poor, patient people
waiting to get in. I feel a bit guilty but even so.......

 

The building almost always impresses me more than anything else.



Such angles and vistas. We go to the Ensor show which is quirky
 and batty and made me think of the work of David Shrigley which
 I love in its utter insanity. Ensor lived in his parents' attic for 
many, many  years...........hm..............


Anyway, any good museum visit brings on a desire for snacks,
so we went to one of their cafes high up overlooking the garden
where the croissant was perfect: crispy outside and light inside.




19 comments:

Dianne said...

I adore the MOMA

great cpatures as always
I love the way you catch and convey motion

William Kretschmer said...

We skipped the MOMA last time we were in NYC, but you're blog now makes me miss that we hadn't gone there.

And: We ALWAYS visit a museum's cafe, it's essential:-)

Daryl said...

The shots looking down/around are truly wonderful Elizabeth ..

Bill Stankus said...

Your abstracts, photos 3 and 4, are terrific.

Clarity said...

That's why I rarely go to the busier ones - queues. How did you get in? secret entrance, password, look out for the man with the yellow parakeet?

It sounds lovely and any well-stocked cafe is good for the day.

Clarity said...

That's why I rarely go to the busier ones - queues. How did you get in? secret entrance, password, look out for the man with the yellow parakeet?

It sounds lovely and any well-stocked cafe is good for the day.

Tessa said...

Fantastic shots of the MOMA - they take my breath away! I took several of that wonderful interior, but none a faction as powerful as these.

And your daughter! I ooh and aahed my way through her simply stunning collection in bug-eyed admiration. The talent genes have certainly not skipped a generation here - on the contrary.

willow said...

I'm so envious. And you get to skip the queues? Lucky you! Nice shots, as always. :^)

Just a Plane Ride Away said...

MMMmmmoMA! And you are correct, it is very important to stop for snacks (tea is best, yes?) whilst on a museum jaunt ;-)

Beautiful photos as always, Elizabeth.

Linda Sue said...

David Shrigley hilarious disturbing in a good-ish way- I would love to walk through his brain for about 3 minutes!
Envious of your rich life in cultural center of the universe!
thanks for the wonderful photos always...
Cheers!

Lily Hydrangea said...

I live MOMA too! I linked to you today Miss Elizabeth.

French Fancy said...

I only went to Moma for a few hours one afternoon and did not want to leave. I'm jealous that it is so near you (in a nice way of course :)

Jeane said...

ARTSHOT! the image going down the entrance to the subway is amazing! couldn't have staged it better!

Cloudia said...

Claudia? What an intersting variant on Cloudia....LOL

Great post (as per usual ;-)

Aloha!

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Leslie said...

Looks like a wonderful day! And that croissant does look perfect!

xo

acornmoon said...

I love the MOMA especially the shop!

Phoenix said...

MoMA had been one of my favorite monthly weekend day visits during my time in NY.. Lucky you and Claudia... I still can't get over not being able to witness Van Gogh's Colors of the Night after trying on two consecutive weekends.

Bee said...

I love the vertiginous pictures of the MOMA building. You always find the good angles!

A perfect croissant is to be admired as well.

tlc illustration said...

I love buildings like that. I visited the 'new' Seattle Public Library for just the reason - it's architectural reputation. It was certainly interesting (if a little institutional and 'out there' for my taste).

And nothing beats a good croissant. :-)