Museum of Modern Art

So for our date night last night, Brian took me to the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). I ended up loving it! It was the best date night ever!

These first pictures are of random paintings and objects that they had on the first three floors. I really loved this painting of the flag.

They had a whole exhibit in their contemporary gallery about housewares. Really weird chair that doesn't look comfortable at all.

Old television

Random phones

Fun car

This helicopter was hanging in the main stairwell.

This was the first thing that caught my eye as we walked into a gallery on the first floor. I thought "Really? You people need to get out more!" I guess its novel to those who haven't ever seen real life hay bales before. It smelled like home though and I got a little homesick.

Brian in front of a bridge made from steel wool. I thought It was made of muddy rope. I would have never guessed steel wool.

Chandelier made with broken dishes. It was so pretty, I want one.

This honeycomb vase was made by bees. Very cool!

As you are going to find out very quickly, the paintings were my favorite part. I took so many pictures. I tried to only include my favorites, but that was a lot of them. This one is by Jackson Pollock. I know a lot of people think his paintings are weird but I love them. This one was Untitled.

Landscape at Collioure by Henri Matisse

La Japonaise: Woman Beside the Water by Henri Matisse

The Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh. Gorgeous!

The Olive Trees by Vincent Van Gogh

The next two are by Georges-Pierre Seurat. The technique is called Pointillism meaning the picture is made up of tiny dots of paint. Very cool. This one is called The Channel at Gravelines, Evening.

The Channel at Gravelines, Evening

Grandcamp Evening

These next ones are all by Pablo Picasso. Weird paintings but still really cool.This one is called Violin and Grapes and was my favorite.

Violin and Grapes by Pablo Picasso

The Architects Table by Pablo Picasso

Woman with Pears by Pablo Picasso

Still Life with Liquor Bottle by Pablo Picasso

Vase of Flowers by Pablo Picasso

The next four pictures are just of various paintings that we saw and really liked. 

Still Life with Flowers by Juan Gris

Grapes by Juan Gris

Landscape by Jean Metzinger. I loved the colors in this one.

Dynamism of a Soccer Player by Umberto Boccioni

These next few are Brian's favorites. They are by Piet Mondrian. The black and white with just a touch of color really is striking.

Composition with Red and Blue by Piet Mondrian

Composition in Red, Blue, and Yellow by Piet Mondrian

Tableau I: Lozenge with Four Lines and Grey by Piet Mondrian

These next ones were all by Monet. The pictures really don't do them justice. They were gorgeous! They are so relaxing to look at, I could have stayed there the rest of the night. 

Agapanthas by Oscar-Claude Monet

Water Lilies by Oscar-Claude Monet

The Japanese Footbridge. These paintings are so beautiful. When you are close to them you just see swirls of color. But when you stand back, you can identify the subject.

The Japanese Footbridge by Monet

Water Lilies by Monet

Brian was really tired at this point so he found a bench and parked it. We left soon, because it was about time to get some food in him.

Here is a picture of the city just outside MoMa. It was starting to get dark and the lights were pretty.

Carnegie Deli was just a couple of blocks away so we had to go and try it. We had heard a lot about from Brian's parents, and thought we should give it a go. First they brought out a plate of pickles. This is after we had eaten a couple.

Brian ordered a cornbeef sandwich. We were expecting it to be big from the stories, but you just can't grasp how big until its put in front of you. It is so much meat!

I ordered a turkey sandwich with tomato and lettuce. Again I was expecting the meat, but not the half a head of lettuce and half a tomato! It was crazy.

Brian had no trouble digging in and tackling his sandwich. I know its not a surprise to anyone who knows him well.

He did really well in dismantling it.

I had to take three fourths of it off to be able to fit it in my mouth.

It was really good though. Good thing, cause we'll be eating the leftovers for a week!

We splurged on a piece of cheesecake. It was melt-in-your-mouth amazing! We have lots of leftovers of this too.

We walked back down to Times Square because it was the closest subway station. It was really neat at night. It's almost like walking in daylight.

We passed by a policeman on a horse with a line of people waiting to get their pictures taken with him. I didn't want to wait so I just snapped a quick one as we walked by.

Funny sign in the subway terminal. Very creative vandals.