Category Archives: museum exhibit
The Met’s Madame X, nearby Mad Men fav – William Greenberg Bakery (schnecken!) in NYC
What better place to spend a cold overcast day in New York City than the Metropolitan Museum of Art? I wasn’t the only one with this brilliant idea – the museum was packed last Tuesday, which is part of the … Continue reading
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The San Francisco Airport’s Museum – who knew?
Did you know that there’s an art museum in the San Francisco International Airport? Neither did I. But how cool is that. And since I’ll be passing through that airport next month, my ears perked up when I heard a … Continue reading
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New places to check out in Minneapolis this weekend
We are off to Minneapolis this weekend and here is what’s on my list to check out: The new wing of the Frank Gehry-designed art museum of the U of Minnesota campus. (Gehry also designed the new wing.) One complication … Continue reading
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Comic events at the University of Iowa’s Art Museum
To be honest, I really wasn’t paying attention to the renewed comic book craze until my cousin started writing a new comic book series called Severed, which debuted this year. The first issue quickly sold out at two Des Moines … Continue reading
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Metropolitan Museum of Art’s revamped Islamic Collection – nyc
Now I know which museum – at a minimum – I’ll visit in NYC at Thanksgiving, after reading a story about the revamped Islamic collection at the Met. Hope it will take me back to my travels long ago in … Continue reading
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Avant-garde artist feted in Iowa city
Lil Picard – cabaret actress, Andy Warhol Factory workerbee, avant-garde artist – is the subject of a show at the University of Iowa’s Black Box Theater through May 27. The show is organized by the U of I’s Museum of … Continue reading
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Eric Fischl – in Saul Steinberg mode – bringing culture to the sticks??
One of my favorite painters, Eric Fischl has an idea that’s both interesting and a tad condescending. He’s organized an “America: Now and Here,” truck museum that will travel into the hinterland (i.e. outside New York City, a la Saul … Continue reading
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Brunch on the west side, the Jewish Museum on the east side
Warmer today and just as sunny – we had a very nice brunch at Henry’s, on Broadway near 107th Street. Good service, good food (bacon! eggs! french toast et.al.) and no wait for a table on a Sunday midday. Then … Continue reading
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Exploring downtown Chicago
I have walked past the Chicago Cultural Center dozens of times without ever noticing it – why, I don’t know. But today, I finally noticed and entered and was amazed at what a gorgeous building it is, full of intricate … Continue reading
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Mary Poppins with a camera? ….Vivian Maier photography exhibit in Chicago
Just in time for our trip this week to Chicago comes a story (AP in the DMRegister) about what looks like an interesting photography exhibit at the Chicago Cultural Center. The work is by the late Vivian Maier – described … Continue reading
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