Performance 9: Allora & Calzadilla

MOMA lobby.

MOMA adventures.

I finished classes yesterday, and had no plans for today, so I decided to go to MOMA and check out their new exhibits. On the second floor, there is a wonderful performance art piece titled Performance 9: Allora & Calzadilla. Every hour, on the half hour, an artist plays the fourth movement of Beethoven’s ninth Symphony (Ode to Joy). However, there is a hole carved out of the piano, where the artist stands—forcing him/her to play both upside down and backwards! While playing, the artist simultaneously moves throughout the atrium!

I also really enjoyed the New Photography 2010: Roe Ethridge, Elad Lassry, Alex Prager, Amanda Ross-Ho exhibit. In particular, I enjoyed Alex Prager's work the most. I found his photographs to be very high glamor, even if the content was mundane. They also looked like advertisements, and bore a great resemblance to the Miu Miu print campaigns.

a still from Prager's short film Despair.

MOMA lobby

more performance art

incredible model of the NYtimes building, part of the architecture exhibit

semi diy project.

I saw a tulle skirt at Forever 21 the other day in dark gray, which I thought would be a great addition to my closet. The only problem? It was full length, and me being 5'2", full length is not ideal. But, I was inspired by my friend Madeline who is constantly cutting her skirts and dresses shorter, and decided to get the skirt, and cut it to a suitable length. Cutting it was a little trickier than I expected. It was hard to cut straight, and I had to go back and even out some parts. And the top layer of the tulle is pleated, so it was hard to cut that layer evenly, but I think it still turned out ok.

imagine this skirt, but in a dark gray, and without the tiers.

hello kitty pop up shop!!

I heard about a hello kitty/sanrio pop up store a while back, I think via twitter, and this week a nice salesgirl at the Times sq. Sanrio store informed me that the pop up shop is indeed happening! This week! Sanrio had/is having a nation wide tour to celebrate their 50th anniversary, and New York City is the last stop. I went around 1:20 today, an hour and twenty minutes after the shop opened, and the line was already really crowded—it crossed 36th st! After a frigid two hours, I finally got to step up to the kitty truck! While waiting in line, the workers handed out catalogs, so I knew exactly what I wanted! One hello kitty monopoly game, one my melody plush keychain and three (hk, keropi and my medlodi) memo cubes please!

the line

getting closer!!

lalalala

my goodies!

Single entry, Student visa. Check.

I applied for my visa the other day, so I had to trek all the way to 12th avenue and 42nd street, where the Chinese Consulate is located, and what a trek it was! It was slightly traumatic because of the culture shock, if you will—and I was only in Hell's Kitchen! I don't think I've ever been around so many Chinese people and Chinese speakers. The actual application process was extremely simple—I handed in the documents, and the lady gave me a receipt. I'm heading back to the consulate on Friday to pick up my passport, hopefully this time I'll muster the courage to speak Chinese.
 

haircut.

Last Saturday my friend Justine and I got our hair cut. Before we went, we had decided that we were just going to get a trim. I ended up with a shorter haircut than expected, but I'm really happy with it! I think it'll look great when it grows out a tad, because right now I need bobby pins to style it, but I'm pleased overall.