Sorry I disappeared there, took a sick day and then was playing catch up. But now am back to being myself again, hooray!
This weekend, or rather this Saturday, I went back to the Museum of Modern Art. I love this museum and had told a friend about it and she wanted to go so I was happy to go again. I found out about the museum totally by accident, I noticed it when driving by it and while I'm not a huge fan of modern art I thought Indian modern art could be very interesting. Turns out it is quite interesting as it is, for the most part, much less abstract than western modern art, which I like.
What was also really interesting is that both times I have been to the museum it has been practically empty. The first time there were maybe 10 people there and this time about 20...both times were Saturdays; this after having been to the MOMA in May and having to wait in line for tickets it was so busy (of course that was a Monday when the Met was closed...but I'm sure even on a normal day it would be packed).
Gross generalization time: I've noticed that Indians tend to put very little value on art. They do study it in elementary school and you can take lessons but the pressure is to do well in the sciences to become a doctor or an engineer. I've asked two people about this; one Indian and one a Canadian with Indian parents, and they agree. I think it is quite unfortunate. I feel that people are missing out on so much because they are so focused on getting a certain job or having a certain title.
I think it is also so unfortunate that this amazing art is sitting there in a city of over 10 million and that maybe 100 people go and see this art on a Saturday. I'm busy telling everyone I can that they should go and check it out because it should be seen, I just wish I had discovered it earlier.
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