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MoMA’s Tim Burton Exhibition

by Katherine Brannan-Williams on February 1, 2010

in Arts Coverage,Film,Visual Arts

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Johnny Depp and Tim Burton.

Getting off the escalators on the third floor of the Museum of Modern Art, the difference in mood of this exhibition compared to the permanent collection is quite evident.  In front of you is a statue of a huge creature with its mouth open; to enter the Tim Burton exhibition, you walk through the jaws of this colorful monster.

Tim Burton, known for mixing quirky fairytales with dark themes, is a director, writer, and producer of many popular movies of our time, such as Batman, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Sleepy Hollow.  His more recent films have been twists on classic stories such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Sweeney Todd, and Alice in Wonderland (which opens this March). [click to continue…]

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MoMA/Guggenheim

by Gavi Nelson on November 9, 2009

in Arts Coverage,Features,Visual Arts

Modernity…whether you like it or not, it’s in. In today’s day and age people want to see innovative and experimental artwork. Some like brand new and modern, some like traditional with a twist.

Recently, I went to the Guggenheim Museum and the Museum of Modern Art otherwise known as MOMA. Both buildings are modern and clean cut, but they are extremely different. You know what they say, “First impressions are everything,” so before I even entered the buildings my impressions of both went different directions. [click to continue…]

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