Good Evening!
I LOVE NEW YORK CITY!!!!
It turned out to be quite a nice afternoon. Cloudy, but still bright. Warm, but not hot. And the humidity seemed to be in check too.
I ended up heading down to MoMA to check out the new exhibits. There are some truly fascinating exhibitions right now, but if I had to suggest a particular one to anyone right now it would be
Dali: Painting and Film. A true WOW!!!!!
Each room of the gallery features a different film that Salvador worked on in some form or another. There are projectors and a small sitting area set up in each room, and the films and/or clips run in continuous loops. Around each room are production stills, story boards and various paintings inspired by each film.
The dream sequence from "Spellbound" is featured, as well as some Dali's own film "experiments". However, the highlight for me was a seven-minute "Fantasia"-like film called, "Destino". Dali was approached by Walt Disney to make this film, but after various complications only 18 seconds were completed. However, a few years ago, the team at Disney completed the film using the storyboards that Dali had completed along with the memory of the Disney studio artist, John Hench. It's supposed to be released this fall on DVD as part of a new Disney Treasures tin. *It was also shown with the original theatrical release of "Triplets of Bellville".
The galleries were packed this afternoon - and a bit noisy. I will have to go back again when it is, hopefully, quieter, and sit and absorb all the images.
But again... WOW!
*And the exhibit runs through September 15, so there's still plenty of time to catch it.