PLANET CHOCKO – art/music/movies/beyond

Storm King Art Center

May 30th, 2016 by Mr. C

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Memorial day weekend’s adventure had us going out to Storm King Art Center located in New York State / Lower Hudson Valley region. Storm King is a magnificently well manicured 500 acre outdoor playground of abstract heavy metal sculptures on steroids which are strategically placed throughout the campus. The art center is about 20 minutes north of Woodbury Commons Shopping Outlet which I’m sure everyone’s mother’s brothers sister in the Tri-state (NY/NJ/CT) + PA has probably been to. Ironically, I ended up meeting part of our Wild Chocko team at the outlets before we headed to the art center and boy, this bargain high-end shopping center has grown exponentially since I’ve been here last! Woodbury Commons is most definitely an oasis for those seeking for brand name clothing & accessory deals! Hell, they bus them in from all over the area! Planet Chocko shopping outlet bus tours? – just saying! For me though, Woodbury Commons was less about the shopping and more about the scenic drive alongside the forests, mountains, and Palisades Interstate Park!

I’ve always wanted to hike the Storm King mountain (West of the Hudson River) but it looks like I would have to settle with the tame but not lame hike at the Storm King Art center first! By NO means did we exhaust every nook & cranny of the art center and actually to the contrary. We only spent a little less than 3 hrs seeing what we saw today and there’s much much much – more that we didn’t see! You really need multiple all day visits to the park in order to explore the whole terrain. The different landscapes and textures of the land made the exploring that much more fun! You can hike, bike, casually walk, or even take the shuttle tram through the grounds. The massive & quirky sculptures on the hillside and those in the forest often made you wonder how they were constructed and what inspired their creations. I’m not in a position to judge art but some of these large installations simply just looked amazing backed by mountains and countryside! On the day that we went, there was a wedding ceremony and reception being held on the grounds of Storm King! What a way to exchange your vows! Get a glimpse of what you might see at the Storm King Art center with the photos below!

Storm King Art Center
1 Museum Rd
New Windsor, NY 12553

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(Wedding ceremony – can’t help but think of torture and sacrifice with those huge metal structures a la Mad Max?!)