Delights of New York... an afternoon at the Breuer.
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You don't need much to get excited in New York, wherever you are. There is always something new, something different, something surprising right around the corner... Literally... Always...
Today is the UES turn, today is all about Diane.
Met Breuer is the location you are looking for and nostalgia the subtle parfum you'll smell in the air.
But let's proceed step by step.
First of all, congrats to the Met! Because, if you don't already know, the Breuer is the new shining toy, proud little brother of the grande dame of Manhattan, the Metropolitan Museum.
Opened to the public in March 2016, the new Met's goal is to showcase modern and contemporary art ( in antithesis with the more classical and past devoted Met).
After their gorgeous first show called Unfinished, the Met Breuer features an exhibition almost entirely dedicated to a titan of twentieth-century American photography, Diane Arbus.
The show enlightens seven years of the artist's carrier ( 1956-1962) in a way that's everything, but ordinary.
The installation of the pictures is quiet unique. All of them in a main, not so big room, one after the other, like little good soldiers, ready to hit you or enchant you.
Diane's subjects are surprisingly real and human, yet strange and bizarre.
Her photographs talk poetically of ordinary insanity.
She meets her subjects by chance ( and sometimes by choice) in the streets, in the hospices, inside their own houses and she immortalizes the perfect instant with a transcendental sublimity, with the precision of a surgeon.
Nothing is too little and nothing is too great for her camera. Her heroes are children, dwarfs, giants, corpses, young couples or old ladies.
The images are not only about people. In fact through the artist's eye, you will also be able to see what New York used to look like. Be ready for a beautiful splash in the past, reminiscence of the 50s and 60s.
Believe us... this exhibition will make you laugh, will make you wonder, will disgust you and will mesmerize you, all in one. Certainly won't let you indifferent. Word of TUH!
Good to Know: The Met Breuer, as the Met and all its annexes honors a pay-what-you-wish admission policy. This means that art is free and accessible to everyone who wishes to visit and know more about it.
You can give as little as 1$ depending on your finances and still enjoy the beauty and the wisdom of the building and its treasures.
Also, remember that the Met is a great institution and its operating budget is close to 250$ millions par year. Donors and contributors like you make it happens... If you are a passionate we recommend to purchase a membership, even at starting level. This will enable you to see as many shows as you please, in the main Met and all its annexes all year long... Enjoy!
