November 21, 2004
San Francisco MOMA
Yesterday, I spent the afternoon at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. It was my first time to the museum, but I had been wanting to go for the longest time. There was a lot of artwork on display, but at the same time, I also felt there's wasn't enough. What really struck me was the museum's photgraphy collection. I understand the museum rotates its collection, especially by photographic techniques, but much of what was on display were from deep southern states, like Tennessee, Louisiana, and Mississippi. They represented life from the late 1800's to the mid 1950's, but what was odd to me was the collection didn't feel like it represented many parts of Americana, as it related to the events in history or even to each other. It's certainly only my opinion, of course, but I really felt the photographs were a mishmash of collections, only a few pictures at a time.
Anyways, I had a great time, though not enough time to thoroughly view all of the exhibits. I made an extra effort to view the special Roy Lichtenstein and Glamour exhibits at the museum. The Lichtenstein exhibit was an exhibit of his work as it influenced popular art by reflect popular culture in the 1960's. The Glamour exhibit was a collection of contemporary fashion, architecture, and design.
Posted by Jimmy at November 21, 2004 03:58 PM