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MoMA's trio of honorees

2014-05-14 209 Dailymotion

It's party time at the Museum of Modern Art.<br/> <br />Brits Daniel Craig and Steve McQueen were honored alongside art advocate Maja Oeri at MoMA's annual party in the Garden.<br/> <br />Craig says receiving the honor, which recognizes commitments to the arts, came as a shock.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Daniel Craig, actor, saying (English):<br/> <br />"I'm a bit perplexed but I am very happy about it. It's a real honor. Anything that keeps the museum open I'm very happy about."<br/> <br />When McQueen learned about the honor it immediately took him back to his childhood.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Steve McQueen, director, saying (English):<br/> <br />"The first time I actually came to the museum. Which was sometime when I was 7-years-old in like '77. It was sort of flashbacks. Seeing 'Shadows' by John Cassavetes. And the guys running around in the garden. I think, my goodness, now I can run around the garden and it won't be illegal."<br/> <br />In the fall the film maker will go back to his art roots when he opens an exhibition in L

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