Tim Burton at MoMA
On the last day of the year my husband and I decided to use our MoMA memberships one last time and go see the Tim Burton exhibit. We were so glad we had the membership. For a yearly fee of $120, two people get a “dual membership.” You get admission to the Museum of Modern Art as well as other benefits with this membership. On this, very crowded, day at the museum, we took advantage of the Members Only coat check, so we did not have to wait in the crazy line to check our coats. Then, we did not have to wait in line to get timed tickets to the exhibit. Then, we did not have to wait in line to get into the exhibit. It saved us a boat load of time! If you have the means and live in the city, a MoMA membership is definitely worth the cost.
Now, on to Tim Burton. He has always intrigued me because his movies and artwork seem dark but also playful and I think that is an interesting line to walk. The entrance to the exhibit looks a little bit like a scary fun house. You walk into a room lit by black lights and you get to see some crazy drawings and a sculpture using those effects that I thought were really cool. It was very crowded in the exhibit and I didn’t get to spend as much time at each piece as I would have liked to, but those first few were some of my favorites. There is also a room more focused on his movies, with figurines from movies like The Nightmare Before Christmas and Michelle Pfeiffer‘s Catwoman costume from Batman Returns (and boy is it tiny!).
I found Tim Burton’s art really interesting. I just wished I had been able to enjoy it with a few less people. It made me want to re-watch, or watch for the first time, some of his movies. But the drawings and sculptures were really what made this exhibit unique. MoMA is also showing his films in its screening room throughout the exhibit. One of the benefits to membership is that you can get advance tickets to this screenings and tickets are free for members… all the more reason to join!
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