[Article] Free-for-all at the MoMA, New York

Free-for-all at the MoMA, New York
Posted by mary in usa / new-york on Mar 17 2006

Did you know that every Friday night at the MOMA (New York, of course) "Target" sponsors an event known as "Free Friday" from 4-8 p.m.? Yep, neither did I, when I showed up to explore the collection's new digs in midtown Manhattan, and to visit my favorites in the painting/sculpture galleries before heading out for a night on the town.

It seems as though le tout New York had the same idea, along with a few outsiders such as myself (and several thousand other tourists). As it turned out, this became more of a social visit than a serious conversation with the paintings, but it was an opportunity to see the new building in action - not just housing art, but welcoming people (and as mentioned before, it was a LOT of people).

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Even though I usually detest crowds, it was a pleasure to just watch people move through these zen spaces, and it seemed that for many there, people-watching was winning out over jockeying for position in front of the Picassos.

Which brings up an interesting question: which musuems are best for picking up a date? Has anyone ever picked up a date from a museum? Share your story.

P.S. I have nothing to share in this regard.

P.P.S. An almost irrelevant piece of information, for lack of anything substantial: one the most beautiful women I ever saw in Madrid was spotted at Reina Sofia (Madrid's version of MoMA). Does that mean that MODERN ART = GOOD PEOPLE WATCHING = GOOD-LOOKING WOMEN? Quién sabe?

our first kiss was in a museum! and that was a very successful venture as you can see.

it was a Barbara Kruger exhibit, so it doesn't really matter what you're looking at for your experience to be romantic/sensual. imagine meeting in front of a caravaggio though, you might not even notice if your soulmate was standing next to you.A not too crowded place would be the best I think

I got picked up at the old MOMA, of course by some weirdo (he had to be- i was on a high school field trip) so it wasn't really a success story. does that still count?

The Guggenheim hosts "First Fridays," quite surprisingly on the first friday of every month, which I've heard is more of a meat market. They sell beer for $8 and no one is looking at the art.

Irazema pointed out that she brought pictures of MoMA way back in October and nobody bothered to use them on the site.

It's probably my fault. Anyway, here are a few more pictures from Irazema: