Science! Psuedo-science! Nature! Art! Nonsense!
January 1, 2020
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A trip to Falling Water has been on my wish list for years. Though I knew a fair amount about Frank Lloyd Wright and the house itself from studying architecture, I was not prepared for the power of the building itself. Just incredible. The way nature integrates with the structure filling all of your senses is stunning.
This visit was life affirming in all the ways. Part of a perfect day.
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December 12, 2019
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The best layover ever is just about right. We made plenty of time for art on Wednesday. First stop after breakfast was the Hirshhorn. This museum is really going places. The new director has it popping. If you already did that once or twice and you have not been under the new regime, go.
Smithsonian in winter
The color wheel is the first use of the second floor circle that has perfect sensibility.
Downstairs had some cool stuff too.
The highlight of this Hirshhorn visit was the fact that Manifesto was playing. I saw this in Stuttgart in 2017 and was utterly blown away. This is a must see video installation, even if you don’t do video art (generally speaking, I don’t).
Here is the official trailer. Absolutely stunning masterpiece.
I now love Cate Blanchett. Watching her work in such a close stunning cinematic set of visuals is life changing.
After lunch, which may or may not have included a bottle of Gigondas, we headed to the Phillips.
Finally, parking karma still intact, we headed to the Renwick. Sadly, Jacob missed it.
Three museums was not enough to satisfy the art goddess. Fortunately, Richard rode to the rescue. His collection is world class.
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November 30, 2019
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Best bass ever
Rock and Roll baby
November 26, 2019
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Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
October 12, 2019
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The LACMA is an excellent museum even when most of the permanent collection is stashed away during renovation. Contemporary art it is!
LACMA lights
The new building (not done yet)
NPS was here
September 17, 2019
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A quick afternoon visit to the Sydney MCA was almost punctuated by a glass of wine on the top floor. Sadly we missed the order window by two minutes. Don’t dilly dally, order.
The video art (non-permanent) of Shaun Gladwell this visit was remarkable. It all invoked a dreamlike feeling.
Definitely take the time to visit the MCA when in Sydney.
MCA from the harbor
April 27, 2019
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Art in the Corner
Ever since we moved to this property in 2002, I have wanted to use one of the old rusted farm implements as an art piece. 17 years later, here is the piece pretty much exactly how I imagined it. The rock slab is a 2500 pound bluestone slab from Pennsylvania. Getting that properly staged was a thing, but it all went surprisingly smoothly.
Mogli is suspicious of this art idea
