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Jayden Blumberg – Discussion Post 6
I visited the Byzantine Bembe: New York by Manny Vega exhibit. It was full of beautiful mosaics, murals, and pen-and-ink drawings, displaying the culture of East Harlem through visual storytelling. The artworks that caught my eye in the exhibit were Salvador Sanchez, 2020 and Macho Time, 2020. Although these are two separate artworks, I believe they belong together. These art pieces are based on the real boxers, Salvador Sanchez and Hector Camacho. They never fought but they were famous boxers during the 1980s. It can be assumed that Manny Vega had a liking for these fighters to make art pieces of them. Both of these artworks are Vega’s pen-and-ink drawings.…
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Jigna- Museum of the City of New York
An object that captured my attention at the Museum of the City of New York was a dress I saw at the “NY at its core” exhibit”. The dress was long and had black and white stripes on it, plus a shoulder jacket that had buttons and a collar. The dress was designed by Norman Norell and Anthony Traina in the 1940s. The two designers formed the Traina- Norell label which introduced New York into the world of fashion where Parisian designers were previously not available to American citizens. Norell was one of the many NY fashion designers that helped New York gain its position as a hotspot for fashion…
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Jayden Pooran – Discussion Post 6
The “NY at its Core” exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York was an amazing experience that taught me about New York as a whole. For example, I saw pictures of the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge which was fascinating to see as it is my favorite bridge in New York. The object that stood out to me the most was the maquette of the Statue of Liberty. It is a bronze statue by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi which became a souvenir in order to raise money to build the pedestal for the actual statue. It caught my attention because I have always enjoyed seeing this monument, whether…
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Kevin Joseph’s Discussion Post #6
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Finley Nguyen – Discussion Post #6
Above two purple typewritten manifestos, a black and white photograph is displayed. The photo features a group of gender diverse people, all appearing quite young, perhaps 18-28 years old. The people in the back pose against a brick building with messages scrawled all over the entrance, the most visible one reading: “FIGHT FOR OUR COUNTRY / THEY INVALIDED OUR RIGHTS” These artifacts were displayed in the exhibit Activist New York, alongside other artifacts and photographs of trans activism in New York from 1969 to 2019. My initial reaction to this was curiosity, shock, and fascination. Everyone in the photo looked so joyful and confident in who they were, almost as…
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Bosco Wong’s Discussion Post #6
This photograph shows a woman with large afro, wearing glasses, and a red scarf around her neck standing in Washington Square Park with a sign that reads, “Here for all women: Black women, queer women, Muslim women, trans women, immigrant women, fat women, Islamic women, poor/working-class women, and all other types of women.” The bright colors on the sign and her stance immediately caught my eye, drawing my attention straight to her. More specifically, it was the way she is holding the sign with such confidence that makes it clear she knows exactly what she’s doing and why it’s important. Also, her expression adds depth—it’s calm yet strong, conveying the…
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Renee Li – Discussion Post 6
At the Museum of the City of New York, I visited the seasonal gingerbread exhibit on the fourth floor. All the gingerbread creations there were mesmerizing and showcased either unique landmarks or buildings in New York City. The one that stood out to me the most was the Fort Wadsworth gingerbread creation. As a Staten Island resident, I recognized it right away, and it was exciting to see Staten Island be included because it is often considered as New York’s “forgotten borough”. Fort Wadsworth, which dates back to 1663, once protected New York harbor from foreign threats and played a role in both the Revolutionary and Civil War. Today, it…
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Shimon Jeselsohn Discussion post 6
Today at the Museum of the City of New York the exhibit that caught my attention was the digital TV room. This first intrigued me once I walked in and just saw a bunch of TVs on every wall of the room. Each Television was synced together so they were all playing similar clips with a specific audio. The Televisions were playing different clips from famous movies that were all based in New York. It also went by themes; for example, it would be a segment showing food clips from New York from various movies and then went into a segment showing romance clips in New York. I thought it…
