高中英语人教版选修6课文朗读01

[05:34.33]of the object, them with our eyes, but instead concentrates on certain qualities of the object,
[05:41.49]using colour, line and shape to represent them.
[05:45.61]On the other hand, some modern art is so realistic,
[05:50.58]it looks almost like a photograph .
[05:53.03]It is interesting to predict what styles of painting
[05:57.47]there will be in the future.
[05:59.90]Using Language
[06:06.64]Reading
[06:07.90]THE BEST OF MANHATTAN'S ART GALLERIES
[06:12.02]The Frick Collection
[06:15.37]5th and Madison Avenues
[06:18.32]many art lovers consider this to be the best small art gallery in new York.
[06:25.76]Henry Clay Frick, a rich New Yorker,
[06:29.53]died in 1919, leaving his house,
[06:33.34]furniture and art collection to the American people.
[06:37.36]At this gallery,
[06:39.32]you will not only see an excellent collection of pre-twentieth century Western paintings
[06:45.62]but you will also be able to explore Frick's beautiful house.
[06:50.19]The garden of this lovely mansion is also well worth a visit.
[06:55.49]Guggenheim Museum
[06:58.34]5th Avenue and 88th street
[07:01.71]this museum owns 5,000 modern paintings,
[07:06.96]sculptures and drawings.
[07:08.61]These art works are not all displayed at the same time.
[07:13.18]The exhibition is always changing.
[07:16.62]The largest part of the collection
[07:19.39]is the impressionist and post-impressionist section.
[07:22.63]The Guggenheim Museum building is world famous.
[07:26.71]When you walk into the gallery
[07:28.95]you fell like you are inside a huge white sea shell.
[07:32.61]The best way to see the paintings
[07:35.33]is to start from the top floor and walk down to the bottom. there are no stairs ,
[07:41.78]just a circular path. The museum also has an excellent restaurant .
[07:47.21]Metropolitan Museum of Art
[07:51.05]5th Avenue and 82nd street
[07:54.21]This museum has the greatest collection or art in the United States.
[07:59.57]Its art collection covers more than 5,000 years of civilization
[08:04.61]from many parts of the world ,
[08:06.96]including America, Europe, China, Egypt,
[08:11.53]Africa and South America.
[08:13.99]The museum displays more than just art.
[08:17.33]It introduces you to ancient ways of living.
[08:21.04]You can visit an Egyptian temple,
[08:24.28]a Ming garden,
[08:25.95]a room in an 18th century French house and many other special exhibitions.
[08:32.12]Museum of Modern Art
[08:36.17]53 rd Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
[08:41.50]It is amazing that so many great works of art
[08:46.33]from the late 19th century to the 21st century
[08:50.17]could be contained in the same museum.
[08:53.23]The collection of western art
[08:56.07]includes paintings by such famous artists as Monet,
[09:00.91]van Gogh, Picasso, and Matisse.
[09:04.14]A few words of warning:
[09:06.57]admission price is not cheap and the museum is often very crowded.
[09:12.29]Whitney Museum of American Art
[09:17.62]945 Madison Avenue ( near 75th St )
[09:23.79]the Whitney holds an excellent collection
[09:28.02]of contemporary American painting and sculpture.
[09:31.47]There are no permanent displays in this museum
[09:35.13]and exhibitions change all the time.
[09:38.60]Every two years,
[09:40.53]the Whitney holds holds a special exhibition of new art by living artists.
[09:46.70]The museum also shows videos and films by contemporary video artists.