Trip to MoMA

Picasso Etching at MoMA:




Today, I went with my boyfriend's family to the Museum of Modern Art (also called MoMA). MoMA is on 53rd street and 5th avenue in New York City. We have been looking forward to this trip for a while - Modern art is my favorite form of physical artwork. We went specifically to see the Tim Burton exhibit. Tim Burton is a popular movie director, who has directed films like "Edward Scissorhands" "Sweeny Todd," and "The Nightmare Before Christmas." Presented in the exhibit were some of the masks used in "Batman," sketches from some of his animated movies, as well as small films that he made when he was in college. His artwork was very weird, but being a fan of his movies, I appreciated a lot of the work.
We went to some other exhibits when we were there, including Marina Abramovic's The Artist is Present. It was a piece of performance art. Marina was sitting in the middle of the atrium staring at another person, not moving. Also, there were naked people standing around, not moving. It was awkward to see this exhibit with my boyfriend's parents, but it was worth it.
Lastly, we went to the Picasso exhibit. Picasso was a very famous artist who lived in the early 19th century, known for his cubism. MoMA shows a collection of his etches. It was really interesting to see the progression of some of his works moving from normal to cubism.
We had a great day at MoMA, and I wished I could have seen more. I'm looking forward to going back when they have a Matisse exhibit!


Vocabulary
Modern (adj) - new, set in the present. In art, its a type of art that is different than classical painting and sketching.
Exhibit (noun) - area where art is shown
Animated (adj) - to put a drawing into motion, to make like a cartoon
Performance art (noun) - art that uses real people as the art, rather than a drawing or a painting
Atrium (noun) - area with a large opening, could be an open-air space with no ceiling in the middle of a building
Progression (verb) - movement from the beginning of something to its completion


Try it!
1. You can really see the ______________ from caterpiller to butterfly in our science class!
2. I just got a job to work for this artist! I'm going to do the chicken dance in front of people. She calls it _______________ _______.
3. Lets go see the new ______________ disney movie about talking zoo animals!
4. My mom bought a whole new wardrobe, its very ________________.
5. Its a sunny day out, so lets go sit in the ________________ and enjoy the sunshine!
6. We went to the Museum of Natural History to see the dinosaur ________________ yesterday.


Grammar Point

Take a trip to a museum and write about the different types of art that you have seen! Remember to use the past tense when you're writing about something you did! Also, make sure you include who your favorite artists were at the museum, and use superlatives to show who you like the most and whose art is the best!