New Museum Outing This Thursday!

How did it get to be our last class already? This semester really whizzed by. And somehow it did so without our getting out to see some art -- visual art, that is.

So given everyone's hectic schedules, I've decided to schedule our final outing during our class time -- Thursday from 4:30 to 6:30pm.

We'll be going to the brand-new New Museum on the Bowery. This should be very cool. Not only will we be able to check out the critically acclaimed new building (see at right), but we'll apply our critical powers to a sculpture show called "Unmonumental: The Object in the 21st Century."

For the New York Times' review of the museum, click here.

2 questions to always consider....

#1
What is the art trying to accomplish?

#2
Does it succeed?

Keeping the art in mind, you can never go wrong in your reviews. You will avoid the pitfalls: "i didn't like it. it was good. i liked it. it was bad..." blah, blah. The interesting stuff is in the WHYs and the WHATs! Why did it succeed in parts, but not as a whole? What was it (the dance, the play, the painting, the song) trying to accomplish? Did it do more or less? Are you cool with where it went?

And tell us what you think! A little interpretation/a little context (do some research!) is always nice for your readers. Remember to keep them - US, your readers - in mind.... Or, just write for you. I carry a small notebook with me everywhere I go. Writers write. You are all writers because you write. That's the only requirement. :)

Open hearts, open minds.
The most important thing I want you to take away from TRaC is to be open to things foreign to you. Crain your neck, your ears, your brain to understand. Get excited, and bring people along!

Art is communication and communion.
That's what makes this fun....

happy december.
~eric