How Great Thou Art!

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Vasily Kandinsky's Panel for Edward R. Campbell No. 4, 1914

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Pablo Picasso's Woman with a Guitar, 1914

Let's face it, the economy sucks right now and everyone is feeling it in their pocketbooks. I've been trying to save money, but I still want to enjoy New York and go out with friends. To my surprise you can do all 3! Enter "Free Friday Nights" at the Museum of Modern Art, otherwise known as the MoMA! Target sponsors free admission for all guest from 4-8pm on Fridays and this past week Casey, Karen and myself took advantage. Both girls have never been to the MoMA and I got to put my many hours in KU art history to work and play tour guide. I really do love spending time in a museum even if it is over-crowded because of the free admission. The MoMA has an excellent collection sure to please any level of art enthusiasts with several big names and pieces of work: Picasso, Monet, Dali, Van Gogh, etc. I took pictures (yes, they actually let you take flash-less pictures there) of a couple of my favorite paintings (above).

We ended the evening at a cute BYOB called Chili Thai catching each other up on the latest happenings with work, life and whatnot. The night ended with a cheap wine buzz, full bellies, art inspiration in our mind, and a full wallet - total costs for the night...$25 bucks! And you thought everything in New York was expensive!