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September 15, 2005
A Day With Noguchi and Meeting New Friends
After only arriving to the United States and NYC only 2 days prior to my museum trip, this particular sunny Sunday afternoon will always be something I will remember.
I was definitely not ready to venture to Queens on my own, so I did what Jean-Marc suggested, and emailed my classmates. Thank god for the internet! Anyways shortly after clicking the send button I got a reply from Sandra. You are such a lifesaver!
So yeah I ended up going to the Noghuci Museum with 3 other people, Sandra, Gilad, and Alex. Whom I found truly interesting and am grateful to have met. As I know if not for ITP I would never have had the pleasure of interacting with.
Upon entering the museum, the first thing I noticed were how the floors, celings, walls and the artwork all seemed to just blend together. I found it odd, but interesting that Noguchi didn't feel it was neccessary to have his artwork be more of a contrast to it's surroundings, to have it stand out more.
I also, like so many others noticed the amount of natural sunlight that was allowed into the area. That combined with the fact that it was not a fully enclosed area did exhibit a nice ambiguity between the outside and inside, art and achitecture.
The garden outside reminded me of the gardens in Japan, or what at least I imagine them to be. The area was so well lit with natural sunlight and the sculputures especially the fountain (there's always just something so soothing in flowing water) made the garden such a serene and peaceful place to be walking around. One could definitely lose track of time there.
The other area I enjoyed was Area 9. There was such a difference between the area on the bottom floors and the top floors. Unlike the area below the enclosed areas weren't as cold or rough, opting for more light to be allowed in with glass celings and wooden floorboards instead of plain grey concrete. I guess the atmosphere on the top floor helped me enjoy the artwork more than it did on the bottom floors.
Posted by Fazreen Kuhiri at September 15, 2005 01:01 PM