This spring break, I went to New York City with the art program! I had never really been before so the whole experience was incredible. On the first day we went to a few small galleries that resembled those on Main Street that we go to on walking field trips. I wasn’t expecting some huge-name artist to have their work in these galleries, however we eventually stumbled upon an entire Jeff Koons exhibit! It was amazing being able to see his paintings in real life because they’re so detailed and precise and it’s hard to realize that when looking at images of his work. That evening we saw a different kind of art - the broadway musical Kinky Boots! This show honestly took my breath away. The performers were insanely talented and watching the set change and morph into whatever setting they needed was so cool. It was nice being able to experience performing arts on this trip a lot because we don’t have as much access to that kind of talent in Richmond. In the next few days, we went to The Met, the Guggenheim, and MoMA. I saw SO much art. I tried to get through as much as the museums as possible but I still did not see everything. The Met was incredible because it was just a massive and more complex version of the smaller art museums i’ve been to in Virginia and even Philadelphia. MoMa had my favorite work, because I recognized a lot more of the artists. There were many recent pieces there alongside ultimate classics by Picasso and Van Gogh. Seeing so much art in such little time was almost exhausting, however I tried to pay attention to the methods and styles that the artists used to create their work. I was very inspired by the video work I saw and I hope to get more into that media in the future.