Gallery Tales: Monica Yoon Art Journey

Month: May 2023

  • Boston Fine Art of Museum – “Hokusai: Inspiration and Influence”

    Boston Fine Art of Museum – “Hokusai: Inspiration and Influence”

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    I arrived right at opening time at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, eager to see the special Hokusai exhibition. What greeted me was a sight I never expected – a queue wrapping around the building that looked more suited to a theme park than a museum! On this cloudless morning, the scene was striking:…

  • Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

    Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

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    A Venetian Palace in Boston:  ​​As an art student exploring Boston’s museums, I found the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum distinctly different from other institutions. While most museums have evolved over decades, this one preserves its founder’s original vision: a 15th-century Venetian palace recreated in New England. The architecture itself tells a story about American collectors’…

  • Focus Art Fair, New York 2023

    Focus Art Fair, New York 2023

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    First Steps into the Art Market: From Silent Galleries to Living Fair Museums were my comfort zone until now – quiet spaces where art waits patiently behind velvet ropes. Gallery spaces in SoHo, with their stark white walls and watchful silence, always felt like private clubs where student backpacks didn’t quite belong. But an art…