It seems that I am about a week behind in posting about certain exhibitions. The Smithsonian American Art Museum is currently hosting a Christo exhibiiton. Last Thursday I had the honor of participating in a series of events for the opening of the Christo and Jeanne-Claude Remembering the Running Fence exhibition beginning with a dinner in … Continue reading Museum Thursday (4/8)- Christo and Jeanne Claude- Remembering the Running Fence
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Museum Thursday 4/1/10
This past weekend I had the pleasure of visiting The Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Currently one of their special exhibitions is Tim Burton. Now I have been waiting to see this exhibition since it arrived in NYC. The last time I was in the city they were sold out for time … Continue reading Museum Thursday 4/1/10
New York New York
This is gonna be a quick one Oh how I love this city. I headed up friday afternoon with a friend of mine. It was a short trip, we were scheduled to head back down Saturday afternoon. Friday night we saw The Addams Family with Nathan Lane. It was super cute, extremely funny and had … Continue reading New York New York
Virtual and Alternative Art Spaces
We do everything online--communicate, socialize, shop, play-- it was only a matter of time before galleries turned to the internet to show their exhibitions, and I'm not just talking about showing a few works as a preview but full fledged walk-through virtual tours. This of course begs the question as yo whether or not art … Continue reading Virtual and Alternative Art Spaces
Man Ray at the Phillips
Viewing the Man Ray exhibition some questions were raised about cultural continuity and understanding
Study Study Study my life away
Currently research for a paper on the use of art to form and express identity within translocal and transnational communities. It's a group paper, which is always an experience, but my contribution to the project is dealing with Cuban exile art. What I find interesting is that this particular displaced community has had a unique … Continue reading Study Study Study my life away
Art and Culture
This probably should have been my first post, but I have been doing a little shifting around of blog spaces which has led me to transplant some old blogs onto this new site. The whole point of this blog is to explore the intersection of the arts and culture. For those of us not immersed … Continue reading Art and Culture