Tonight we went to an art opening at the museum of contemporary art in Rome. The show was called "New York Minute" and featured 60 contemporary artists from New York. It was a an adventure that ended up being well worth it. The museum is on the southeast side of the city so it took us a while to get there, and upon arrival we realized that the event was more like a zoo. There were people flooding the piazza and cars desperately trying to get through. After waiting on line for about an hour we managed to push our way in.
The photos, one of the advertisement for the show and one of a painting i liked, only give a tiny glimpse into what I saw tonight. There was art of all mediums in various shapes and sizes, and considering the work of 60 artists was on display there seemed to be art everywhere. The museum space is a converted slaughter house, which sounds quite gruesome, and kind of is. There are still large hooks and pulley systems set up in the various galleries and the animal shelters are still intact. Although that gave the place a creepy vibe, they transformed it beautifully.
After walking through the galleries we went to hear the music and had a chance to dance. It was a long and fun night but we were all exhausted by the end of it. Well, it is 12:40 am so I should head to bed...but in my part of the world it is already Sept. 20th. Happy birthday mom! Love you!
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