Palm Springs Museum of Modern Art

Judy Chicago "Rainbow Pickett"

I visited the Palm Springs Museum of Modern Art. It is definitely one of my favorite museums, because it has such a variety. They have had interesting exhibitions when I visited before, like Impressionism and some Pablo Picasso drawings. However, the first time I visited Palm Springs Museum of Modern Art, I only had about 40 minutes to visit. I only had enough time to see Vincent Van Gogh's painting "Still Life with Basket and Six Oranges" and Pablo Picasso's drawing of a dog. So, I was glad to come back to the Palm Springs Museum of Modern Art and have the opportunity to discover the museum and its art. During my visit to the museum, they had one exhibition going on that day. The exhibition was about neon dead fish. I did not care to take pictures, because it did not interest me. I was confused and I later formed a headache being in there after a minute. Nevertheless, I had a great time enjoying their variety of sculptures and paintings.

Palm Springs Museum of Modern Art has four levels in the building. The first floor is where they have their exhibitions.  The second floor is mostly pottery. The third floor is where majority of the sculpture is located. Judy Chicago's sculpture "Rainbow Pickett" is one of my favorite sculpture pieces in the museum. Judy Chicago is a minimalist and feminist artist during the 1960s and 1970s. The"Rainbow Pickett" was named after the 1960s soul singer Wilson Pickett. It was first shown in 1965 at the Jewish Museum. Chicago destroyed the "Pickett" because of the lack of space and cost. Chicago rebuilt the "Rainbow Pickett" in 2004. The sculpture plays with space, shapes, and light so perfectly.

The underground floor is their outside sculptures. Dale Chichuly's glasswork is complex, chaotic, and fun. I have enjoyed his other pieces of work, and glad to see his piece was in the museum. The piece is called End of the Day #2. It is made out of blown glass with steel armature.

Palm Springs Museum of Modern Art is not the biggest museum with popular artists, but it has beautiful art and I have discovered many talented artists from there. Support your local or state museums by visiting, volunteering, or donating to them.

Dale Chichuly "End of the Day #2"