New York City (USA) itinerary for October 10th-24th 2012

New York is highly recognized as the art capital of the world furthermore the highest of the contemporary arts. Being a sculpture installation artist that also does print based work and originally being influenced by graffiti culture; it is safe to say that the working of the contemporary art world especially hold significance in regards to recognizing my own artistic practices.


First off I would be most excited to see the Museum of Modern Art aka the MoMA. This gallery hosts some of the most exciting contemporary art works that an artist could hope to see. The MoMA is a preeminent art museum located in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, USA, on 53rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It has been singularly important in developing and collecting modernist art, and is often identified as the most influential museum of modern art in the world. The museum's collection offers an unparalleled overview of modern and contemporary art, including works of architecture and design, drawings, painting, sculpture, photography, prints, illustrated books, film, and electronic media.

Next up I would enjoy viewing the works held within the Guggenheim Museum. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, founded in 1937, is a modern art museum located on the Upper East Side in New York City. It is the best-known of several museums owned and/or operated by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, and is often called simply The Guggenheim. It is one of the best-known museums in New York City. From the street, the building looks approximately like a white ribbon curled into a stack, slightly wider at the top than the bottom. Its appearance is in sharp contrast to the more typically boxy Manhattan buildings that surround it.



Last but not least, I would strongly enjoy a chance to extensively view the Whitney. This gallery hosts an artist residency program where if an artist is selected to join their program for a year they get to work and live in New York out of the gallery for nearly free of charge. I personally plan on applying to their program within the next two years and would love a chance to see their facilities more closely.

The Whitney Museum of American Art owes its striking granite presence at the southeast corner of Madison Avenue and 75th Street to the Hungarian-born. To design a third home for the Museum—which had gradually migrated northward from its original location on West 8th Street to West 54th Street—Breuer worked with Hamilton Smith, creating a strong modernist statement in a neighborhood of traditional limestone, brownstone, and brick row houses and postwar apartment buildings. Considered somber, heavy, and even brutal at the time of its completion in 1966 ("an inverted Babylonian ziggurat," according to one critic), Breuer's building is now recognized as daring, strong, and innovative. It has won landmark status, and has come to be identified with the Whitney's own uninhibited approach to twentieth-century art.

Apart from those three specific galleries New York is host to literally hundreds of galleries and I would be foolish to assume I know the best ones to visit. With this in mind, that is why I would like to spend two weeks in New York. Further being able to stay with my friend Dave Greenwalde who is now living in the Manhattan area would really help save money and allow me to explore the city with someone who is more familiar with the settings.

Dave Greenwalde

And of course I cant forget to check out the legendary New York Grafiti scene!