I am a studio arts major at Hunter. Art has always been my passion, and has always fascinated me with how many techniques, art styles, and uniqueness there are in the art world- new and old. This is my first time coming to Brooklyn Museum, so it felt exciting being able to experience this new area and scene of art, with its own style of curation and vision. As an art major or artist in general, not only do you have to think about your art piece, you also have to think about how your piece will be displayed. The environment that surrounds your art is crucial to how people view your art. One example of this that I witnessed at the museum is the framework: “Several Seats”. It’s an art curation that displays historical seated figure painting, with most figures being people born into or in hold of power. These paintings were deeply rooted into colonialism and displacement of those with less power. With that in mind, the museum decided to hang these portraits at seat level, instead of hanging them high above eye level. With how I interpreted it, I saw it as a take over of power, by putting figures who were on high pedestals before at eye level, maybe even below us- the people who these figures have historically taken advantage of and oppressed (at least coming from a hispanic point of view). Overall, coming to this museum has been a beautiful experience, and seeing the artistry that many of these works hold is absolutely outstanding.