voyager Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Actually looks about right... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 I’ve been working through my collection of art books, as another way of filling time. Of course, it makes me miss galleries, because while some beautifully produced catalogs really are a credible substitute for seeing works (Auerbach, for example), many aren’t. Anyway, I have this hefty two volume Picasso which I’ve never thumbed through from beginning to end before. The effect of doing so is absolutely overwhelming. There are the famous works, sure, but there are hundreds of works one barely remembers or hasn’t seen which would be the masterpiece of any other modern artist. This was one of those, oh he really was that good experiences. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joethefoodie Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 12 hours ago, Wilfrid said: This was one of those, oh he really was that good experiences. Yes, and just a bit prolific as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bloviatrix Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 And it's not just painting. He worked in so many different mediums - there was a small show of his linocuts at the Met that was delightful. And then there are his sculptures... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joethefoodie Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 This article in today's Times made me a little wistful: Kerry James Marshall’s Black Birds Take Flight in a New Series As one of my favorite shows at the new Whitney was the Kerry James Marshall show back in 2016: Kerry James Marshall’s Paintings Show What It Means to Be Black in America 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Not meaning to be obnoxious, but wasn't that (great) show at the Met Breuer? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joethefoodie Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Of course. Reading comprehension wasn't my strong suit. And now I don't even know uptown from downtown. Fuck. And also: Quote at the new Whitney The Whitney wasn't new then; but the Breuer was! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Even worse, right now you don't HAVE to. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joethefoodie Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Exactly. So I can still be wistful (and the Met Breuer isn't even reopening ever). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 https://www.instagram.com/p/CESZRFmDoPU/?igshid=1sxolinmsszx5 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joethefoodie Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 I wonder if I should be thankful for all the new graffiti art I get to see? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AaronS Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 4 hours ago, Wilfrid said: https://www.instagram.com/p/CESZRFmDoPU/?igshid=1sxolinmsszx5 very jealous of this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joethefoodie Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 7 hours ago, AaronS said: very jealous of this. Well, it's close enough. E 2nd St. On a different island, of course. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Josh Karpf Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Once a year, I'd jog through Greenpoint's light-industrial/trash-scape to see if my New Rochelle childhood home -- the houseboat that not even Lloyd's would insure -- is still moored, by the guy who bought it for a buck, on Newtown Creek near the Pulaski Bridge. I always loved the graffiti murals. That's past my running range now. But as unfriendly aerosols go, those garbage scents are much safer than the crowds I hear about on the Battery Park City waterfront, my previous workout space. Or the maskless bikers and joggers on Prospect Park's loop, who usually keep us away from the park except for morning dog-walk hours. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joethefoodie Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 At this point, the creek looks nicer than those buildings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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