V: Day at the Museum

Took advantage of our Guggenheim membership and went to the Louise Bourgeois exhibit. Frankly, it was a real snooze fest, so skip it.

However! The Jeff Koons rooftop exhibit at the Met was magnificent! His traditional Balloon Dog sculpture was there in all its glory. I can’t believe that it’s made of steel. Prior to seeing it, my bf said he had always thought it was actually a balloon. The gift-wrapped heart sculpture was okay, but subpar compared to the dog. And the third sculpture, Coloring Book, was a huge lumpy looking thing. Thanks to reading reviews of the exhibit prior to going, I knew it was based on Piglet from Winnie-the-Pooh. Without that knowledge, I would’ve just thought, “Oh, what a nice piece of giant plastic.” The rooftop is gorgeous and you can see great views of the city. And there is a bar up there too with $7 beers.