FIELD TRIP #8
Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum
91st Street and Fifth Avenue - $10 for students with ID
Design for a Living World May 14, 2009–January 4, 2010
Design USA: Contemporary Innovation October 16, 2009–April 4, 2010

Last one - enjoy!

FIELD TRIP 7
Museum of the Moving Image
35 Avenue at 37 Street in Astoria, Queens

Remember to read the previous comments and respond to them. Please do not re-state what has already been said. Try to build a conversation.

FIELD TRIP #5

Fashion Institute of Technology
Seventh Avenue at 27 Street
Fashion & Politics July 7 through November 7, 2009

by KIMSOOJA
FIELD TRIP #4

International Center for Photography
1133 Avenue of the Americas (6th Ave.) & 43rd Street – Students $8.00
Dress Codes: The Third ICP Triennial of Photography and Video October 2, 2009–January 17, 2010

Fashion can be high and low. On the one hand, it can be a reflection of personal identity and self-expression. It can also be a reflection of much broader political, cultural or religious trends. How do the pieces in this exhibit relate to your understanding of fashion? Is fashion art?

FIELD TRIP Metropolitan Museum of Art
Looking In: Robert Frank's The Americans September 22, 2009–January 3, 2010

Think about when Robert Frank's images were made. What was their meaning then? How does their meaning change today? Try to spend some time exploring other parts of the museum. How does this space and collection differ/compare to other venues we've visited this semester?

FIELD TRIP #3

Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn - $6 for students with ID
Reflections on the Electric Mirror: New Feminist Video May 1, 2009–January 10, 2010
What are some of the themes that run through this exhibit? What is the history of video as an art form? How does it relate and differ from other creative mediums? Think about the relationship between video art and television. What about the title of the exhibition - how do these artists treat video like a mirror? What issues does this strategy help them to explore?

Field trip #2:

Leave your response in the comments below (word count at grty.com):

New Museum
Emory Douglas: Black Panther July 22, 2009 - October 18, 2009
235 Bowery, just south of Houston Street – student admission $8.00
Spend most of your time examining the exhibition on the second floor: “Emory Douglas: Black Panther.” Consider how the work being exhibited wan intended to achieve political objectives and social change. Are you familiar with any comparable publications today? What would be today’s equivalent to these publications?

And so begins our semester-long exploration of New York City. Nearly every week my section of Communications Today will be visiting museums, libraries and various other cultural institutions of NYC. You can follow their adventures, reactions, responses, likes, dislikes, stories and celebrity sightings here.

Field trip #1:

Go to both of the following locations by the next class session and post a field trip report. Leave your 250 word response in the comments below:

• The Morgan Library & Museum
  225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street - $8.00 student admission
  Be sure to see the main room of the original library (and try to figure out where the hidden stair case is) and examine closely the special exhibit, “Pages of Gold: Medieval Illuminations from the Morgan.” This exhibit is open only until Sept. 13 so you’ll have to get their asap.
• The New York Public Library
  Fifth Avenue and 42nd. Street – free
  Be sure to visit the periodical room, the map room and the circulation rooms on the top floor. Take a good look at the murals in the hallway on the top floor and be prepared to discuss the meanings of the images on the ceilings and walls. Very important - find Winnie the Pooh!!

Facade of the Morgan Library