Hey kids! Let’s go to the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) together! I’ve always been a fan of Art Nouveau.

Warhol, too. I like his early, squiggly little drawings.

Here is the shoe that inspired the purse that I still have, packed away in a giant Tupperware in the garage.

How could such a monster create such delicate little drawings?

The soup cans have never done that much for me…

…but the wall of Marilyns, in real life, was GREAT. So vibrant!

“…the better and emptier you feel.” Uh huh.

A little electric flower, by artist Dan Flavin.

I don’t recall who this artist is, but this piece caught my eye.

Some mod architecture.

Josh is a GIANT!

As you can imagine, I was quite fond of the room with all the rock music paraphernalia in it. I’ve been obsessed with 1960’s psychedelic art for as long as I can remember…it does fun things to my brain.

Yes!

I’ve always wanted a print of that George Harrison poster. Still want! Need!

Ooh la la.

Joshy is smitten with Picasso everything. I am…not.

Call me old-fashioned, but I prefer art when women look pretty. I know! So BORING!

We both agree, however, that Matisse is great. It was amazing seeing this painting in real life.

This has always been another favorite of mine, by Rousseau.

Love these colors.

Moody figures by Andre Derain.

Starry Night was, believe it or not, underwhelming for me. Maybe because I have been so oversaturated by that image for so many years (Josh is a huge fan). Maybe because the painting was constantly surrounded by a crowd, so I never got a chance to get up close to it. Sigh.

In contrast, Van Gogh’s postman painting was WAY better in real life, more vibrant and really a joy to look at. Plus, nobody else cared so I could stand in front of it as long as I wanted to. Score!

Dogs!

The room with all the Klimt paintings made me happy. I’ve been obsessed with his work for years.

I had never seen this Klimt painting before.

Josh said that he liked this painting better than Klimt’s infamous “The Kiss” painting.

Wow! The MoMA was excellent. I’m really glad we went. Back outside on the street again, this “LOVE” sculpture was constantly crawling with people.

Huh?

We had Japanese food in a wonderful little restaurant, and then wandered around the streets for a while before making our way back to our hotel.

Josh was insistent that we check out St. Patrick’s Cathedral. It was beautiful. We went inside, and were surprised to see a Mass going on, so we left.

Dreamy.

One of my co-workers recommended we eat at “Lounge 65” at Rockefeller Center. We never did, but we did go down to the Center to gawk.

I can only imagine how gorgeous it must be at Christmastime.

Love the Deco design.

We leaned against a fence and just gaaaaaaazed up at the building for a while. It is a stunner.

Aw gee, that’s it for our first full day in NYC! Join me again for Days 2-4!