On a free Saturday, I decided to visit the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. I am not a museum goer because visual art is usually boring to me. I don\u2019t usually spend the time to really look at each piece. I just glance and see if something is pretty or not and move on. Nonetheless, after the Guggenheim presentation, I thought the museum might be worth visiting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even after the presentation, nothing could have prepared me for the experience of just walking into the building. As soon as you walk in, you look up and see the beautiful spirals. Then you notice how loud but simultaneous muffled everyone sounds. It\u2019s truly a unique experience. Even though the Guggenheim representative told us this was the usual reaction, I didn\u2019t expect it to happen exactly how she described. I have never been to a museum with even an atrium that\u2019s memorable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My favorite exhibit displayed was the artwork by Rashid Johnson. One of the pieces was familiar to me because someone in class presented on it. But I remember staying in that exhibit for a very long time. A lot of Johnson\u2019s artwork looks weird, abstract, or plain. That is until you sit down with the piece and read what it\u2019s about. That\u2019s when you see the intricacies or the weight of the story behind the piece and see the beauty in it. One of Johnson\u2019s piece that I especially liked was \u201cStay Black and Die\u201d. Looking at it, its just a black sheet with brown letters with some orange patches that read, \u201cStay Black and Die\u201d but the story behind it was truly touching. He created that piece and the others (which are apart of the \u201cThings I need to do\u201d series) as a representation of the anxieties that are created by the racism and violence faced by black men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My time at the Guggenheim was truly a special one. Usually after leaving a museum there is nothing that I deem memorable enough for me to visit again. But, after visiting the Guggenheim I would definitely go there again with my family or friends. It was a unique experience that was worth having. I learned art isn\u2019t boring, I just hadn\u2019t found a museum I loved yet, until now. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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