One of the things I love about being a travel blogger is that I often find myself in local destinations that, as a rule, do not get featured on the world travel stage.
That’s where I like to come in and tell both locals and visitors how they can broaden their knowledge and widen their travel experiences, here in New York City, and especially in the great borough of the Bronx.
That’s where I like to come in and tell both locals and visitors how they can broaden their knowledge and widen their travel experiences, here in New York City, and especially in the great borough of the Bronx.
The Bronx Museum of the Arts (c) travelincousins.com
Anyone who follows my blog, knows just how much I love history! In fact, if I could spend all of my leisure time in museums, that’s exactly where you would find me. Whether it be ancient artifacts or the artwork of pop culture, I relish surveying and studying it all.
Cut to my recent, first-time and solo visit to The Bronx Museum of the Arts. I underscore “solo” because there are few people in my sphere who can bear to visit a museum with me. Yes, I study each and every part of the exhibition and read every single placard to absorb all of the knowledge available.
Cut to my recent, first-time and solo visit to The Bronx Museum of the Arts. I underscore “solo” because there are few people in my sphere who can bear to visit a museum with me. Yes, I study each and every part of the exhibition and read every single placard to absorb all of the knowledge available.
Interior of Museum (c) travelincousins.com
Conveniently located on the Grand Concourse, not far from the House that Ruth Built, for those visiting by train, and across the street from a parking lot for drivers like me, this museum is a delightful way to spend a few hours.
Structurally, the exterior of the building is quite striking, with contemporary features characteristic of today’s New York, and yet, I found it to fit right in with its older neighborhood surroundings.
Entry is free and the interior space is rather intimate. Architecturally speaking, the high ceilings, geometric lines of the walls and large windows give the museum a large and open feel.
Structurally, the exterior of the building is quite striking, with contemporary features characteristic of today’s New York, and yet, I found it to fit right in with its older neighborhood surroundings.
Entry is free and the interior space is rather intimate. Architecturally speaking, the high ceilings, geometric lines of the walls and large windows give the museum a large and open feel.
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The Museum primarily specializes in contemporary art by New Yorkers of Latin, Asian & African-American descent and I was drawn to pay a visit to view two exhibits about which I read that piqued my interest.
So, let's talk exhibits! The first, Manuel Mendive: Nature, Spirit & Body, sadly, closed this past Sunday (Nov. 4th), however, it was my desire to share my experience as I was not familiar with this Afro-Cuban artist or his works, prior to my visit, and thought it meaningful to feature.
So, let's talk exhibits! The first, Manuel Mendive: Nature, Spirit & Body, sadly, closed this past Sunday (Nov. 4th), however, it was my desire to share my experience as I was not familiar with this Afro-Cuban artist or his works, prior to my visit, and thought it meaningful to feature.
Manuel Mandive Exhibit (c) travelincousins.com
Photos of Mendive's artwork by John Rowe (c) travelincousins.com
For the past fifty years, Manuel Mendive has studied the influence of African oral-based traditions on Cuba through the creation of his contemporary art. According to the exhibit, "His multidisciplinary work, in particular performances, has become a vehicle for exploring the intersections between art, religion, philosophy, politics, ethics, and anthropology. "
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This is a very interesting description, but as just an ordinary art lover, I can tell you what I enjoyed most and that is, I found his works to be aesthetically pleasing because of their abstract nature and calming and earthy color palette. Whether, his paintings, (so aptly captured in the photographs of John Rowe), or his chairs or carvings, his works elicit a balance of both the primitive and contemporary.
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Incidentally, John Rowe has spent over two decades documenting people and cultures worldwide, and his work has been published by National Geographic, NBC News, CNN, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, L'Oeil de la Photographie and The Explorers Journal among others.
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Moving right along, a fairly new exhibition, Christopher K. Ho: Aloha to the World at the Don Ho Terrace, which opened on October 3, 2018 and runs through January 6, 2019, is small but very enjoyable to peruse. This solo exhibition, includes a 35-foot tall banner, artifacts from a defunct Hawaiian hotel co-owned by Ho’s grandfather, and signage mimicking the hotel’s grand entrance.
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For me, because I love pop culture memorabilia so much, it was delightful viewing each of the pieces in the collection which are displayed in a glass case.
Upcoming and newly opened exhibits include Rochell Reinstein: Image Of An Image, which just opened this week (November 7, 2018 to March 3, 2019) and Eddie Martinez: White Outs (November 14, 2018 to February 17, 2019).
-Travelin' Elisa
Upcoming and newly opened exhibits include Rochell Reinstein: Image Of An Image, which just opened this week (November 7, 2018 to March 3, 2019) and Eddie Martinez: White Outs (November 14, 2018 to February 17, 2019).
-Travelin' Elisa
For Your Information
The Bronx Museum of the Arts
1040 Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY
T: 718-681-6000
www.bronxmuseum.org
The Bronx Museum of the Arts
1040 Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY
T: 718-681-6000
www.bronxmuseum.org
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