john duncan's exhibition at belfast exposed gallery.

somehow, with only having the odd hours to do at work, and not much else, i havent found time to post lately.

but i did find time to visit and take snaps at the final year exhibition at belfast art college.

the store at moma is nearly as exciting as the art contained in the museum. on my last trip, i purchased a black mug, pens, pencils, A1 posters, notebooks, guidebooks, etc etc.

they also have a comprehensive online store, so technically i could be shopping there all year round, but there's something about physically being there and seeing everything that is much more satisfying. i'm eyeing up the following items :

Art In Our Time: A Chronicle of The Museum Of Modern Art ($50)

Rothko: Number 10 poster ($10)

white eraser ($3)

architects blueprint paperweight ($25)

nantaka joy notebooks ($15) : see the artists blog - oh joy!

moma 'average day at the museum' watch ($40)

moma 'average day at the museum' pouch ($10)

sky umbrella ($48)

moma pull down keyholder ($6)

inside out martini glass ($65)



credit card at the ready...

with an impending trip to boston and new york in august, i've begun researching all the activities that i plan to squeeze in to the time i have. i thought a good way to encourage myself to do this thoroughly would be to post regular entries on each of the attractions.

i'll begin with one i visited before on my last trip, to ease myself in : MOMA.

MOMA was founded by three women: Miss Lillie Bliss, Mrs Cornelius Sullivan and Mrs John Rockefeller, in 1929. These women felt ' a need to challenge the conservative policies of traditional museums and to establish an institution devoted exclusively to modern art.' The first director was Alfred H. Barr Jr, and it changed premises three times in its first ten years, due to the need for more space, before finally settling at its current location in midtown Manhattan. It recently underwent massive renovation, with the design of the architect Yoshio Taniguchi, and the new MoMA features 630,000 square feet of new and redesigned space.

Some highlights of the museum's permanent collection that i'm looking forward to seeing:

Frank Lloyd Wright, Clerestory Windows from Avery Coonley Playhouse, Riverside, Illinois. (1912).

William de Kooning, Seated Women (1952).

Pablo Picasso, Les Demoiselles D'Avignon (1907).

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Street, Dresden. (1908).

Henri Matisse, The Red Studio (1911).

Umberto Boccioni, Unique Forms of Continuity in Space (1913).

Piet Mondrian, Broadway Boogie Woogie (1942-43).

Mark Rothko, No3/No13 (1949).

Jackson Pollock, One/Number 31 (1950).

Robert Rauschenberg, Bed (1955).

James Rosenquist, F111 (1964-65).

i think this post has become long enough. a part 2 will follow.

...is my new favourite clothing shop in belfast, which is located within the new victoria square complex. it is also the provider of my upcoming graduation outfit.

check out their website if some money's burning a hole in your pocket.