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The Hammer Museum The Hammer Museum is by far my favorite museum. I love to go to this museum multiple times a year, and it is not just for those spinning chairs that everyone loves. The hammer museum offers so much from artists, to sculpturist, to composers. All of these art forms are expressed here at the Hammer in such an aesthetically pleasing take. I know im biased when i say this, but i think i speak for everyone when i say that everything about this museum is amazing! Tschabalala Self When I recently visited this museum this quarter I now went with a purpose. Having some newfound knowledge  of art, I was looking at the different pieces in a new critical light. One of the pieces that really struck my eye this time when i went was Tschabalala Self’s piece. The Bodega Run was an installation with art, sculptures, collages and sewing. Bodega Run Self’s piece examines the neighborhood convenience store as both a gathering place for community and a microcosm of...

Surrounding us entirely, not seen nor felt, it engulfs our being: space. This week’s topic is one I thoroughly enjoyed. To me, it is absolutely mind-boggling to see ourselves in perspective to the universe as demonstrated in the Powers of 10 video. Knowing that we are not even a spec in the universe is no wonder that there have been many sci-fi movies on the possibilities of an alternate life in some planet far off in the universe. We can see this, rightfully so, the narrative in popular films such as alien, E.T., Mars, and The Clover Field Paradox.   Sci-FI Idea of Aliens Space has always been something to conquer as represented in this week's lecture. From the great space race to the current privatization of space, we are constantly finding ways to travel through space. I had no idea that we were working on ways to commercialize space, but now that I do I guess I better start saving up. Commercial Space Flight The idea presented by professor Vesna that space has b...