A busy day in New York
I took a trip into New York City today to see a few things. First, an overdue trip to the Met to check out Seurat’s Circus Sideshow. As a young […]
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The New Colossus
Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, […]
Art and Literature for Troubled Times
OK, that post title might be a little pretentious. But I’ve been seeing a lot of stuff on the internet over the last month about art and literature, with relation […]
Mastry and Monster Men
I took my own advice (from yesterday) and took the train into New York today and visited The Met Breuer. The Kerry James Marshall exhibit was really impressive. I knew […]
Waiting for the Miracle
Well, it’s Saturday morning, and I’m really hoping next week is better than this week. I’m listening to Leonard Cohen’s “Waiting for the Miracle” right now. This live version is […]
Weird Al and Weird Art
My weekend didn’t go exactly as planned, but it went well. I skipped the Star Trek thing, and instead went to MoMA and saw the new Kai Althoff exhibit. It […]
Thomas Campbell on Charlie Rose
Thomas Campbell was on Charlie Rose about a month ago, talking about the Met Breuer and a lot of other stuff related to the Met. It’s a good interview, touching […]
Met Gala
My Twitter feed tonight is full of photos from the Met Gala. The Times had a good article today explaining a bit about the Gala, and how it works. The […]
2 Art Worlds: Flush MoMA, Struggling Met
The [Met] will undergo a 24-month financial overhaul that it said was likely to include staff reductions, reduced programming and a concerted effort to increase revenue in its restaurants and […]
Metropolitan Museum admission
From Metropolitan Museum of Art Reaches Settlement on Admissions Policy: The Metropolitan Museum of Art reached a settlement Friday in part of a long-running legal challenge to its admissions policy, […]