460 likes | 484 Views
Using language. Henry Clay Frick. The Frick Collection 弗里克收藏馆. Home of Frick. The Frick Collection. 5th and Madison Avenues
E N D
Henry Clay Frick The Frick Collection弗里克收藏馆
The Frick Collection 5th and Madison Avenues Many art lovers consider this to be the best small art gallery in New York. Henry Clay Frick, a rich New Yorker, died in 1919, leaving his house, furniture, and art collection to the Avenue n. 大街: a hotel on Fifth Avenue 第五大街上的旅馆
American people. At this Gallery, you will not only see an excellent collection of pre-twentieth century Western paintings but you will also be able to explore Frick’s beautiful house. The garden of this lovely mansion is also well worth a visit.
Guggenheim Museum 古根海姆博物馆
1929–30 At age sixty-six, the wealthy American industrialist Solomon R. Guggenheim begins to form a large collection of important modern paintings by artists such as Vasily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, and Marc Chagall. He is guided in this pursuit by a young German artist and theorist, Hilla Rebay (born Baroness Hilla Rebay von Ehrenwiesen).
In July 1930, Rebay brings Guggenheim to Vasily Kandinsky's Dessau studio, and Guggenheim purchases several of the artist’s paintings and works on paper; he will eventually acquire more than 150 works by Kandinsky.
Guggenheim Museum 5th Avenue and 88th Street This museum owns 5,000 modern paintings, sculptures and drawings. These art works are not all displayed at the same time. The exhibition is always changing. exhibition n.展览, 展出; 展览品
The largest part of the collection is the impressionist and post-impressionist section. The Guggenheim Museum building is world famous. When you walk into the gallery you feel like you are inside a huge white sea shell. The best way to see the paintings is to start
from the top floor and walk down to the bottom. There are no stairs, just a circular path. The museum also has excellent restaurant.
Metropolitan Museum Of Art 大都会博物馆
Metropolitan Museum of Art 5th Avenue and 82nd Street This museum has the greatest collection of art in the United States. Its art collection covers more than 5,000 years
of civilization from many parts of the world, including America, Europe, China, Egypt, Africa and South America. The museum displays more than just art. It introduces you to ancient ways of living. You can visit an Egyptian Temple, a Ming garden, a room in an 18th century French house and many other special exhibitions. civilization n. 文明
Museum of Modern Art 53rd Street ( between 5th and 6th Avenue) It is amazing that so many great works of art from the late 19th century to the 21st
century could be contained in the same museum. The collection of Western art includes paintings by such famous artists as Monet, Van Gogh, Picasso, and Matisse. A few words of warning: admission price is not cheap and the museum is often very crowded.
Matisse French painter
Whitney Museum of American Art 惠特尼美国艺术博物馆
Whitney Museum of American Art 945 Madison Avenue (near 75th St.) The Whitney holds an excellent collection of contemporary American painting and sculpture. There are no permanent displays in this museum and exhibitions change all the time. contemporary adj. 当时的, 同时代的 permanent adj. 永久的, 持久的
Every two years, the Whitney holds a special exhibition of new art by living artists. The museum also shows videos and films by contemporary video artists.
Match the number on the map with the names of the museum.
2 3 4 5 1
Western countries Late 19th century to the 21st century
From ancient to modern times All over the world
Modern (from late 19th century onwards) Western countries
western countries Before the 20th century
Listening 1. Number the galleries in the order that you hear about them. The Frick Collection Guggenheim Museum Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Whitney Museum of American Art 2 5 1 3 4
2. Listen again and then answer the questions. 1. Who first suggested they visit art gallery? 2. Who is the least interested in visiting art galleries? John Susan
3. Why is Gao Yang interested in visiting the Metropolitan Museum? He wants to see the exhibition of Chinese art. 4. Does Susan prefer large or small galleries? Small galleries.
5. Why doesn’t Susan want to go to the Museum of Modern Art? It is big, crowded and too expensive. 6. What kind of art does Susan dislike? Modern art
7. Which two galleries do they decide to visit on Friday and which two galleries on Saturday? The Frick Collection and the Metropolitan Museum on Friday and the Whitney and the Guggenheim on Saturday.
Listening text Gao Yan, Susan and John are on holiday. They are staying in a hotel in Manhattan, which is an island between two rivers in the centre of New York. Listen to the three friends discussing which art galleries to visit.
GAO YAN: What do you want to do tomorrow? JOHN: What about visiting some art galleries? GAO YAN: That’s a good idea, John. SUSAN: But it says in the guide book that there are more than sixty galleries in Manhattan.
JOHN: Well, let’s choose just a few. SUSAN: Even a few galleries would take more than one day. JOHN: OK. Let’s spend two days visiting galleries. GAO YAN: OK, fine. SUSAN: Mmm. Alright.
JOHN: So, Gao Yan, which galleries would you prefer? GAO YAN: I’d like go to the Metropolitan Museum. It’s got art from all over the world. There’s even a section on Chinese art. I’d like to see that.
SUSAN: It’s a very big museum. I’d prefer something smaller to start with. JOHN: Well, what do you suggest? SUSAN: Well, the Frick Collection is quite small, and it has a beautiful garden. Perhaps we could go to the Metropolitan Museum after that.
GAO YAN: And we could go to the Museum of Modern Art the next day. SUSAN: Oh no. It’s too big and crowded. And it’s expensive. JOHN: If you want to see contemporary art, the Whiney might be better, anyway.
SUSAN: Modern art! Do we have to? I’m mot very fond of that stuff. A monkey could have painted better pictures than some of those paintings. JOHN: Susan, you don’t want to visit art galleries, do you? Perhaps you’d rather do something else?
SUSAN: No, no. I’d like to see some art, just not too much and not too modern. GAO YAN: Look, what about this? Tomorrow we could go to the Frick in the morning and the Metropolitan in the afternoon.
The Metropolitan stays open until 8:45 on Friday evenings. If you’ve had enough by dinner time, Susan, you could go back to the hotel and I could stay at the museum.
SUSAN: Yeah, that’s a good plan. JOHN: Mmm, but I’d also like to go to the Guggenheim. GAO YAN: That’s OK. We could do that on Saturday. We could have a quick look in the Whitney first and then go on to the Guggenheim.
They’re quite close together. The Guggenheim stays open till late on Saturdays so we’d have plenty of time. JOHN: That’s an excellent plan. SUSAN: Yeah, OK. I agree (said grudgingly).