Down the street from me, tonights sunset. And people ask what I'm doing down here...
If you don't know how it feels to be OLD, MIT has invented a suit to simulate being 75. Don't think it will be a big seller because it only works if you're under 75, not if you're over 75 and long to feel 75 again!
Spent yesterday afternoon at the huge convention center slogging through crowds of people ogling at some very interesting contemporary art. I was with two perfect companions, we all liked looking at different things and we all learned from each other. There were several things I remembered from last year and it was good to revisit. Some of the gallery owners were quite outgoing and loved talking about their works, others were sullen and angry. The overall feeling though was that we were underage visitors to a grown-up show, and the art they were presenting, with much hype, was perhaps from the 'B' list of good artists. I saw little of cutting edge, when I did it seemed to be a Chinese artist with a western viewpoint. Kind of previous regurgitation or interpretation. This was Ahrt, the kind WITH the 'h'. Frankly I am much more looking forward to the Fine Craft Fair here in a few weeks. At least the work there doesn't start at about $25,000!
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I love jaunts like that, where you're not really sure what you'll see or what you'll like, but the combination of friends makes it all good. I remember one time strolling through a senior class final exhibit, full of surly seniors and their ever so doting family. The work was so incredibly bad (as had been the exhibit we'd gone to see) that we started writing down the gems of the artist statements and embellishing them. Everyonceinawhile I find that set of pages and laugh and laugh. Other times, you get to see something that you missed because someone else spends time looking at it, or exclaiming over it. All good. Love the car-mosaic.
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