When in New York, Seek Out Things You Don’t Understand Well

Our first full day in New York City started with a late start to give us time to recover from our red-eye flight the day before. We were zombies, I fell at the Friends Experience (some can say I’ve reached that age but seriously, wearing masks that block your lower peripheral vision & being in a place where there is a lot to take your focus off where you’re going is a bad mix. Plus I’m a dork & clumsy), so I was a total train wreck. The slow going on Monday was much needed.

We made our way to the Museum of Modern Art for a little “culture”. I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t understand modern art that much. Some of it I get but there is a lot that I am like 🤔 and others where I am 😡. Michaela said I was enraged by “Blue Monochrome”. Well, yeah! It was ONE shade of blue painted on like a 4 foot canvas (in 1961). It supposedly represented an “open window to freedom”. Whatever. It’s a paint sample from Home Depot my dudes. And the very fact that it took up space in a place that housed masterpieces by Van Gogh, Dali and Picasso just boggled my mind. At least give it an ironic name! Obviously, some art is beyond my comprehension. But I guess if it provokes any kind of response from you, that’s a good thing?

Literally me when I look at modern art.

I actually really enjoyed the Museum of Modern Art. While there were pieces that left me scratching my head, I enjoyed the exhibits from local artists and was surprised by how small some of the famed pieces were – like super small…. 8×10 maybe. You see these pieces on TV or in pictures and they look larger than life. Seeing them in person is interesting but can sometimes be a let down.

MoMA is open from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily and until 7:00 p.m. on Saturdays. Mornings are usually their busiest time, and visitors may want to arrive later in the day. Saturday and Sunday mornings from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. are reserved for members and their guests only.

Tickets to MoMA are a reserved timed entry. You can purchase them about 2.5 to 3 months in advance of your visit.