From Hoboken, hub-central, I made my way to the Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn museum stop on the 3 Line, and was greeted with a lovely subway station full of art (Quite appropriate I would say given its proximity to the museum.)Outside was the newly redesigned entrance
of the museum. The glass and steel entrance make an imposing yet inviting presence.The museum was filled with a wide aray of art. I also enjoyed they're collection of paintings detailing Brooklyn life in different areas. The Log-built homes of centuries ago h
ave log since given way to the brick and mortar construction we see today as "Classic".The Murakami exhibition admission was $10. It was worth the ticket price.
His sculptures are clean and colorful, successfully capturing the essence of Manga magazines of Mr. Murakami's youth.
The paintings were immense and amazing. I always found myself ducking down and getting close to the canvas in order to examine the paint lines. Precise and beautiful, his characters are disarming and inquisitive. The fact that most of his paintings are owned by different facilities, and that they cost a few arms and legs to pay for and transport, a future Murakami show of this caliber must be appreciated now before Brooklyn says "PEACE" to another contemporary treasure.
