On Sunday I went to the Whitney with my friends. It was kind of a hassle to get there, as I walked to the train station only to find that the train was closed on Sunday. This wasn’t ideal but I carried on and walked to the bus stop instead. After walking I had to wait at the stop for 20 minutes. At this point I was starting to get worried as It was around 11:30 and I was supposed to meet everyone at the ferry for 12. Once I knew I would never make it on time, I called my friend and told him I would take the next ferry. However the bus took a little longer than anticipated, and I ended up boarding the ferry at 1 instead. From here on out my travels were more steady and without delay.
The Whitney itself was interesting. I had never been so it was fun to see something new. We started at the top floor and I didn’t really get a lot of the art up there. This happened with a lot of the pieces. I understand that most of them had meaning behind them but they just did not resonate with me the way they might with other people. While this held true for most of the art, I still enjoyed walking around and looking at all the different pieces. I did really like one painting I saw (I cannot remember what floor it was on) and when I did see it I thought to myself “This kind of looks like one of those Edward Hopper paintings.” It turned out to actually be one of his paintings, “Second Story Sunlight.” I really liked this painting and I liked his other ones displayed. I’m not exactly sure why, but I have always really liked Edward Hopper’s paintings. If I had to give a reason it would probably be the way he uses light and shadow in his pieces. He was definitely the highlight of the Whitney for me.
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