Rashid Johnson at the Guggenheim & The Frick
We finally premiered the ninth season of our podcast this week, and it also happened to be our 100TH EPISODE! (🥹 proud 🥹) I’m so excited to be back talking to New Yorkers, hearing their stories about the most fun they’ve ever had in New York, and of course, bringing the Rachel’s Recs to the airwaves. Did you know you can hear the recs one day earlier on our podcast? That’s right, the real heads aka the podcast listeners, get to hear Rachel’s Recs on Wednesdays, while our newsletter and Instagram Reel come out on Thursdays. Am I bribing you to listen to our podcast? Why yes, yes I am.
I did a double whammy this weekend and hit up two uptown museums on Saturday. My first stop was the Guggenheim for the new show from Rashid Johnson: A Poem for Deep Thinkers. I’ve been lucky enough to see his work before and was so excited when they announced this. It was as great as expected! The survey of his work starts from his earliest photography days all the way to the most recent work he’s made this year. Everything from video to painting to sculpture sprawls throughout the spiraled Guggenheim. The most effective of the works are the dioramas or sculptures that tell their story loudly. But my personal favorite is his recent paintings. They allow you to linger, they’re mature. I could stare at some for an hour. If only an Italian tourist with a screaming three-year-old wasn’t in the way. A great reason to return on a Tuesday afternoon!
The Frick is back and open in NYC! It also happens to only be a 17-minute walk from the Guggenheim, so you can hit both on the same day. Now, New Yorkers have been waiting with bated breath for the return of this beloved museum. And with that comes limited tickets and lines. But! What if I told you about a little thing called membership? (I really wish I had some sort of affiliate link…) Hear me out, tickets to The Frick are $30 for adults and if you sign up for their dual membership, albeit with auto renewal, the grand total only comes to $120. If you plan on going at least twice, it pays for itself. And you get guaranteed entry! So, Saturday I bought a dual membership, headed there with my husband, and (I’m sorry) walked by the long standby line and went right to the desk for my tickets. I was then transported to a magical, European oasis in the heart of the city. Vermeer! Manet! Rare coin collections! If, like me, you want to feel like you’re strolling through an aristocrat’s gorgeous 18th-century summer home, this is the spot for you.
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