Funk You Too! at the MAD Museum

I recently enjoyed a visit at the MAD Museum with their exhibit Funk You Too! Humor and Irreverence in Ceramic Sculpture which was a delight! It made me really smile, and I just loved the Viola Frey lady statue shown above. This exhibit is on until the end of August so plenty of time to visit this summer. I would highly recommend! 

Wonder what her shoe size would be ? 

just loved these 2 pieces and had to share with you 

what fun indeed ! 

Funk You Too!

HUMOR AND IRREVERENCE IN CERAMIC SCULPTURE

Through Aug 27, 2023

Museum of Arts and Design 

2 Columbus Circle New York, NY 10019

MUSEUM HOURS

Tuesday 10 am–6 pm

Wednesday 10 am–6 pm

Thursday 10 am–6 pm

Friday 10 am–6 pm

Saturday 10 am–6 pm

Sunday 10 am–6 pm

STORE HOURS

Tue–Sun 10 am–6 pm

ADMISSION

General $18

Seniors $14

Students $12

Members FREE

18 and Under FREE

On Thursdays, General Admission tickets are half price. (This discount does not include tickets to Taylor Swift: Storyteller.)

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Rodin at The Met

François Auguste René Rodin, known as Auguste Rodin, was a French sculptor. 

He was born on 12 November 1840 Paris, France and died 17 November 1917 (aged 77) in Meudon, France. The Met’s holdings of Rodin’s art are among the largest in the United States. He spent years laboring as an ornamental sculptor before success and scandal set him on the road to international fame. By the time of his death, he was likened to Michelangelo. His reputation as the father of modern sculpture remains unchanged, and in recent years the wider exhibition of his many drawings has also elevated his reputation as a draughtsman. 

Here are some great quotes from Rodin: 

Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.

Patience is also a form of action.

I invent nothing, I rediscover.

The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art is born, the artist must be ready to be consumed by the fire of his own creation.

To the artist there is never anything ugly in nature.

I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I don't need.

Art is contemplation. It is the pleasure of the mind which searches into nature and which there divines the spirit of which nature herself is animated.

True artists are almost the only men who do their work for pleasure.

I was thrilled to be able to see this exhibit when I attended the Press Preview for the Michelangelo exhibit in November. 

The Met is one of my most favorite museums, and even though I have been coming since I was little, I still get lost in the place! It is really very big, to go through the whole building in one day would be quite a task! 

Exhibition Overview

On the centenary of the death of Auguste Rodin (1840–1917), The Metropolitan Museum of Art celebrates its historic collection of the artist's work. Nearly 50 marbles, bronzes, plasters, and terracottas by Rodin, representing more than a century of acquisitions and gifts to the Museum, are displayed in the newly installed and refurbished B. Gerald Cantor Sculpture Gallery (gallery 800). The exhibition features iconic sculptures such as The Thinker and The Hand of God, as well as masterpieces such as The Tempest that have not been on view in decades. Paintings from The Met collection by some of Rodin's most admired contemporaries, including his friends Claude Monet (1840–1926) and Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (1824–1898), are presented in dialogue with the sculptures on display.

The extraordinary range of The Met's holdings of Rodin's work is highlighted in an adjacent gallery (gallery 809) with a selection of drawings, prints, letters, and illustrated books, as well as photographs of the master sculptor and his art. This focused presentation introduces visitors to the evolution of Rodin's draftsmanship and demonstrates the essential role of drawing in his practice. It also addresses Rodin's engagement with photographers, especially Edward Steichen (1879–1973), who served as a key intermediary in bringing Rodin's drawings to New York.

One of the most famous pieces by Rodin, The Thinker, is wonderful to view in person 

The detail is just mind blowing 

 

Rodin at The Met
At The Met Fifth Avenue
SEPTEMBER 16, 2017–JANUARY 15, 2018

Open Seven Days a Week
Sunday–Thursday: 10 am–5:30 pm*
Friday and Saturday: 10 am–9 pm*

Closed Thanksgiving Day, December 25, January 1, and the first Monday in May. Friday evenings are made possible by the Ruth Lapham Lloyd Trust. Saturday evenings are made possible by the William H. Kearns Foundation.

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Michelangelo Divine Draftsman and Designer Press Preview

I had the privilege of attending the press event last Monday for the wonderful Michelangelo Divine Draftsman and Designer. It is for sure going to be one popular exhibit especially during this holiday season.  

My favorite building with all the beautiful detail across from the museum is in the background  

Exhibition Overview from the Met Website 

Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564), a towering genius in the history of Western art, is the subject of this once-in-a-lifetime exhibition. During his long life, Michelangelo was celebrated for the excellence of his disegno, the power of drawing and invention that provided the foundation for all the arts. For his mastery of drawing, design, sculpture, painting, and architecture, he was called Il Divino ("the divine one") by his contemporaries. His powerful imagery and dazzling technical virtuosity transported viewers and imbued all of his works with a staggering force that continues to enthrall us today.

This exhibition presents a stunning range and number of works by the artist: 133 of his drawings, three of his marble sculptures, his earliest painting, his wood architectural model for a chapel vault, as well as a substantial body of complementary works by other artists for comparison and context. Among the extraordinary international loans are the complete series of masterpiece drawings he created for his friend Tommaso de' Cavalieri and a monumental cartoon for his last fresco in the Vatican Palace. Selected from 50 public and private collections in the United States and Europe, the exhibition examines Michelangelo's rich legacy as a supreme draftsman and designer.

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This was breathtaking in person  

The detail in this piece is mind blowing - so beautiful  

A very beautiful piece of work, even though unfinished  

This was my favorite of the sketches, and I guess I choose correctly as they had it on many items for sale in the store. The detail he creates with the body, each muscle, is quite remarkable.  

A recreation of the Sistine Chapel left people in awe  

Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, 1475–1564). Apollo-David (unfinished), c. 1530. Marble, H. 146 cm (57 1/2 in.). Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence (Sculture 1879, no. 121)

Another piece that just left me speechless  

You can actually view Michelangelo's handwriting which was beautiful as well  

You are going to want to RUN to see this exhibit. It is truly a remarkable collection of Michelangelo's work and we are quite lucky to be able to view in the USA! 

Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Michelangelo Divine Draftsman and Designer
November 13, 2017 to February 12, 2018

The exhibition is made possible by
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Additional support is provided by an anonymous donor, the Gail and Parker Gilbert Fund, the Diane W. and James E. Burke Fund, Dinah Seiver and Thomas E. Foster, Cathrin M. Stickney and Mark P. Gorenberg, Ann M. Spruill and Daniel H. Cantwell, and the Mark Pigott KBE Family.

It is supported by an Indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.

The catalogue is made possible by the Drue E. Heinz Fund.

Additional support is provided by the Wolfgang Ratjen Stiftung, Liechtenstein.

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