It was relatively quiet, as most of the city was a ghost town this weekend; sunlight and holidays are a potent mix that give most the itch to go away. And so, we jaywalked across Park Avenue with no issue, which really only happens never. In any case, our destination of choice was the rooftop, which has a different outdoor installation every summer. This year, Roxy Paine's Maelstrom:
This was quite a fun exhibit, because we could climb all around the branches of this large metal structure. There were something like six concepts behind the art, but I only remember trying to decide whether this looked more like a nervous system or a fallen tree. It was fun to frolic around, taking pictures from all manner of angles, and just enjoying the sunlight. After we finished looking around on the roof, we went to look at a new exhibit on Medieval drawings, which was fascinating but a huge change of mindset from modern art to medieval. I enjoyed them as well, particularly the "family tree" which was a tree with head and feet that delineated the relations of several generations of a family for inheritance purposes.
I love the Met; it's one of my favorite museums due to the variation of experience had with each visit. One day is not enough to cover the Greek and Roman galleries alone, so each time I try to go to a different part of the museum. My favorite section is probably the Greek and Roman galleries, because the light is perfect for photography, but I also have a soft spot for the Egyptian wing, just because the Temple of Dendur is amazingly cool.
After we finished at the Met, we walked back and watched the fireworks on TV that night.
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