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| Guerrilla Girls, Dearest Art Collector, 1986 |
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| Love Rules by Hank Willis Thomas |
I had the pleasure to visit the Brooklyn Museum on November 30th, 2018 with my dear friends and classmates Sarah and Amanda. When we arrived, there was a huge neon-sign on top front desk that said LOVERULES but the light would flick in a way that the sign would vary from: LOVE, RULES AND OVER which felt very artistic and futuristic. After coat-check, the girls and I went to the 4th floor where the Dinner Party exhibition was but we looked at other pieces before visiting it. It is so satisfying going to a museum having knowledge and overall awareness of certain pieces. I was actually able to quickly identify specifics paintings, especially the Guerrilla Girls and Barbara Kruger ones. It was nice seeing these paintings we learn about in class. It felt very real.
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| The Dinner Party - Susan B. Anthony's Plate |
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| The Dinner Party, Judy Chicago |
When we began heading towards the exhibition, we noticed that it was entirely separated from the rest of the floor. There were these symmetrical glass walls which allowed people to look at The Dinner Party from the outside. When entering it, its easy to notice how dark the environment is and how the only source of light comes from above the display. The triangular shape of the table in contrast with the white floors kind of manipulates the idea that the table is somewhat floating. Each plate and how it's set is very unique and vibrant. All thirty-nine displays representing so many different successful women artists was incredible to see and experience in that dark room. The silverware and the cups were also very vivid details that added to the piece and the uniqueness of every woman.
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| The Dinner Party, Judy Chicago |
I didn't really have a favorite because it's hard to look at every single plate and rule out which is "prettier" or more "artistic pleasing" than the other due to all having so many different colors, shapes and texture. It's not like I was looking at the same thing with different details because every single plate was entirely distinctive. The Susan B. Anthony stood out to me because it looked like a flower made of octopus skin. Judy Chicago is brilliant and the evidence is blinding in The Dinner Party. The Brooklyn Museum in general was a great experience and I would definitely visit again.
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