Lisa Wong wrote a new post, Understanding New York, on the site The Peopling...
Most striking about Mr. Salvo’s presentation was the population that not just New York City makes up, but each of its boroughs make up in comparison to the rest of the country. All the attention that...
View ArticleLisa Wong wrote a new post, The Golden Venture, on the site The Peopling of...
Laws exist for good reason. Without the punishment that comes with breaking them, our society would have no order. Logically, there is not a doubt in my mind that laws are a necessary force. However,...
View ArticleLisa Wong wrote a new post, A Closer Look at Bangladesh, on the site The...
As I waited outside the exhibition venue, it occurred to me that despite my numerous visits to art museums, I did not recall any Bangladeshi photography. “Eyes on Bangladesh” consists of photographs...
View ArticleLisa Wong wrote a new post, Harlem Tour, on the site The Peopling of New York
Last Friday, I was far from excited about going on a tour around Harlem that did not involve food. Although the tour was certainly not delicious, it was filling in other ways. When I got off at the...
View ArticleLisa Wong wrote a new post, Understanding Art, on the site The Arts in New...
In middle school, I had the honor of having an incredibly passionate and insightful Columbia graduate as my art teacher. Although she was well-versed in both the formal and historical aspects of art, I...
View ArticleLisa Wong wrote a new post, Art in a Different Light, on the site The Arts in...
My trip to the MOMA was incredibly brief, yet enlightening. The focal point of my trip was not the works that I saw, but the concise descriptions of the art world during the time of these works....
View ArticleLisa Wong wrote a new post, Lady Day's Dark History, on the site The Arts in...
During last Friday’s session, I learned of the origins of jazz and the immense emotion that goes into this music. We started with the uplifting swing music of Ellington and jumped to the angry and...
View ArticleLisa Wong wrote a new post, The Nose, on the site The Arts in New York City
Some time during elementary school, I went on what I remember to be a very enjoyable class trip to the opera. Although I had no idea what was going on, I recall that it was very uplifting and...
View ArticleLisa Wong wrote a new post, The Struggle in Art, on the site The Arts in New...
On Thursday’s event with Chris Parrello, I was given a somewhat insightful look into music. The more that he talked about the technicalities of music, the more that I found myself comparing them with...
View ArticleLisa Wong wrote a new post, A Lot Going On, on the site The Arts in New York...
Throughout the performance at the Joyce Theater, I felt a multitude of emotions engulf me with each act. I can’t say that I love dance, but it’s certainly not something I’m opposed to watching. Before...
View ArticleLisa Wong wrote a new post, Up and Down, on the site The Arts in New York City
Coming from a technically inexperienced perspective, I thought that Orion Weiss was simply stunning last Tuesday. The contradictory manner in which his keys were played so smoothly yet precisely simply...
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Lisa Wong wrote a new post, Worlds in a City, on the site The Arts in New...
Wow. There’s a lot of stuff going on around here. I know that many call New York City the center of culture, diversity, and sometimes the world, but labels like these don’t really concern me until I...
View ArticleLisa Wong wrote a new post, War & War, Korin, and Writing, on the site The...
After reading the first few pages of War & War, I was fairly confused about what was going on. Each page left me with questions: Why are seven little kids trying to rob him? Who is this Korin?...
View ArticleLisa Wong wrote a new post, Chinese Art in a New Light, on the site The Arts...
On a normal basis, I avoid watching Chinese shows and movies. There is just something I find helplessly boring and tacky about most of what I come across. But after just a few minutes of exploration...
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Lisa Wong wrote a new post, The Skin I Live In, on the site The Arts in New...
When Professor D’Augustine told us that we would be watching a psychological thriller, I figured that it would be interesting. Interesting can certainly describe Pedro Almodovar’s The Skin I Live In,...
View ArticleLisa Wong wrote a new post, Naked Ladies in Art, on the site The Arts in New...
In my last blog, I talked about Titian’s Venus of Urbino and interestingly enough, we learned all about female nudes in art last week. I found an interesting connection with Titian’s Venus of Urbino,...
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