Sunday, to add to my academic weekend (I spent 5 hours after the conference working on my final Math presentation with a friend then getting Moroccan food for dinner (absolutely delicious) and seeing a show in the East Village about 9/11 and education) I went to the Brooklyn Museum. As part of my Spanish class, Caribbean Latinos, we have to do some sort of field experience just to get us out in NYC and to make some connections to our in-class conversations.
One of my teacher's recommendations was going to the Brooklyn Museum because through the end of January they have Contemporary Caribbean Art exhibit so I decided to do that. First of all, the facade of the museum is gorgeous--its structure is really neat and not really what I expected. I also had no idea that it is right next to the Botanical Gardens which means I'll have to make another trip out there because that's a site on my list of places to go. Anyway, the exhibit was phenomenal. There was such a variety of art there it was incredible. All the artists took on such different perspectives using so many different mediums. They addressed issues in multiple Caribbean countries as well. I would certainly recommend the exhibit to anyone, especially if you have any interest in Caribbean culture and/or art. I just kept coming upon work after work of interesting pieces. Check it out if you can!