Art Parties
Poprally, an art party at MOMA created by and for the young crowd, is a lot of fun. It's to encourage/lure the youthful with very affordable admissions prices + drinks included. The scene was very LES and very Marc Jacobs, sort of stringy straight hair, some people still wearing skinny jeans with flats, definitely some Brooklyn Industries and American Apparel ensembles. I felt a bit overdressed in my long blue silk hippiebougie dress with a plunging neckline.
The featured musical & visual artists were Paper Rad and Cory Archangel - a sort of mismash of 80's pop iconography and a comment on the media frenzy of the 2000's. It started off with a severely pixellated, visual distortion remix of 'Umbrella' and Bjork and gave way to mosh pits with crowd surfing by the dj and random girls. What a strange scene, with a bronze Balzac presiding. But a lovely one, to see the museum lit up and pounding with punk rock. Sorta bar meets museum. Is this the future of museums?
The next night, I was at the Gugg, at another art party - this time a members only cocktail hour, to peruse. The crowd was certainly different - an older mindset perhaps? But definitely more St. John, tasteful couture, prada, with lots of little silk dresses, with business casual mingled in. I was in a 50's getup, a white and red dress with tulip cap sleeves, red heels and a clutch purse.
Silly this, but I wonder if I shouldn't have swapped outfits for the two parties.
If you want to join in the poprally fun, go here or send an email.
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