Yesterday we visited the American Folk Art Museum on 53rd and 7th ave in Manhattan. The museum is the lesser-known neighbor of the MOMA. The admission is $9 and well worth it. We managed to avoid the crowds lined up outside the MOMA and enjoyed five floors of whimsical, inspiring art. The place makes you want to make art, because after seeing the self-taught amateurism of folk art, you realize that anyone can create art out of anything.
It is a fun place to go and try to develop a definition of folk art. The museum helps by dividing the displays into four themes-- utility, community, individuality, and symbolism -- all of which are defining characteristics of folk art. Go and enjoy!
2 comments:
Lovely idea! I will be checking and contributing regularly. Thanks for the inspiration :)
I think I must definitely visit the museum. The structure looks cool. As a lover of folk art I like going to exhibitions and buying art works. Online too you can great pieces of Folk Art for a reasonable price.
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