http://www.sitebits.com/news/ Midtown Manhattan: News and Reviews en Copyright &copy; 1999-2008 Gromco, Inc. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:58:37 EST Sat, 10 Mar 2007 12:35:00 EST info@sitebits.com info@sitebits.com The museum experience in New York is often overshadowed by the hard-hitters: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Guggenheim, The Museum of Modern Art and the Natural History Museum. A step below these museums are many other worthwhile institutions, although not as "famous." The Museum of Art and Design, across from MoMA on 53rd Street has an incredible collection of contemporary objects, innovative furniture, package design, ceramics and other design elements... Lori http://www.sitebits.com/2007/museum_art_design_2007.html Sat, 10 Mar 2007 12:35:00 EST I've always loved the Museum of Modern Art. Even during its brief hiatus in [<a href="http://www.nybits.com/queens/" target="_new">Queens</a>] (which is now PS 1 Contemporary Art Center). The powers that be behind MoMA have a way of presenting work in an exciting and original manner, and I mean, how many ways can you really present art in a museum context? And of course, I'm impressed again with MoMA's latest project by <a href="http://www.sitebits.com/people/doug_aitken.html">Doug Aitken</a> Lori http://www.sitebits.com/2007/doug_aitken_moma.html Fri, 02 Feb 2007 12:20:00 EST If you've read the New York Times recently, you can't help but notice the craziness going on at the auction houses in New York. Paintings are selling for all time highs- I'm talking hundreds of MILLIONS of dollars. Meaning, the richest jerks get to enjoy the world's finest art- all to themselves. Imagine a Picasso or a Cezanne hanging in your living room?! Unreal. Unfair! <br><br> Well, thanks to a trip to Sotheby's with my grad school class, this outsider art lover found out something I'd wish I'd known years ago... Lori http://www.sitebits.com/2007/secret_museums.html Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:55:00 EST Window dressing seems to be an art form that is taken very seriously only in New York. Bergdorf Goodman's window design department not only occupies an entire floor of their 57th Street store, but also inhabits a large warehouse across the river in Queens. <br><br> Each season, Director David Hoey's elaborate visions enliven the corner of 5th Avenue and 57th Street- adjacent to Central Park and the Plaza hotel. The windows have become more than just a place for showing off the wares for sale at Bergdorf's, but a venue for exquisite installation narrative art. Using designer clothing, antiques, original art works and other borrowed props (this Halloween features a skeleton horse!), the windows are somewhat of an art gallery on their own. I am a big supporter of art for art's sake, which seems to be less common in the United States as opposed to Europe... Lori http://www.sitebits.com/2006/nyc_windows.html Wed, 22 Nov 2006 12:30:00 EST Anish Kapoor's mirror installation in Rockefeller Center. Lori http://www.sitebits.com/2006/sky_mirror_rockefeller_center.html Tue, 07 Nov 2006 14:30:00 EST Union Square Farmer's Market is a place to shop for those who hate grocery shopping. Lori http://www.sitebits.com/2006/2006_union_square_market.html Mon, 30 Oct 2006 02:30:00 EST <img ALT="MoMA" class="leftill" src="http://www.sitebits.com/images/2006/moma-02.jpg"> 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. <br><br> 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). Ree http://www.sitebits.com/2006/free-for-all-at-the-moma-new-york.html Fri, 17 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST <img ALT="Museum of Arts & Design" class="fullill" src="http://www.sitebits.com/images/2006/museum_arts_design_header.jpg"> <br> The Museum of Arts and Design in New York is located directly across the street from the Museum of Modern Art, and lives completely in its shadow. You know it's a bad sign when the gift shop is more crowded than the museum. I should have known better, but went blithely ahead into the (3 count 'em 3) galleries. Red light number two was when the guard responded, upon questioning, that it might take 30 minutes tops to see everything. Ree http://www.sitebits.com/2006/museum_arts_design_beyond_why.html Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST