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Since my last postings of late 2012...I have visited the mid-atlantic states and their Museums, had interesting experiences along the way, and , returned with a renewed interest in the arts in our own 'backyard'.
We , in New England have a wealth of art(s) to view.
Worcester Art Museum....Flora in Winter Display; Jill Slosburg-Ackerman: In Rome; Drawing Marathon, February 17(snow date February 24.....past ,present and future events worth thinking about.
New Yorker Magazine,January 21,2013...David Walsh...master gambler and his high stake Museum....page 50 on. Is this the Museum of the future? Do we need themes devoted to sex and death? Are these new directions a tourist attraction? Many questions to think about, and possibly , reach some conclusions.
Continue to see, to understand, to appreciate what surrounds our daily existense.
Thank you.
If anyone is interested in checking out David Walsh's museum, MONA, here is the link: http://www.mona.net.au/
ReplyDeleteI would really like to visit this museum, if it was in our backyard, only partly as I see Cat Power will be there next month. I definitely think that there should definitely be themes on sex and death reflected in art - both of these are so integral to the human experience that I don't think you could really create art that doesn't in some way connect with them.
Thank you for your response. Throughout history....and the arts..these themes of sex and death have always been documented...dating back to pre-historic time.
ReplyDeleteAs cultures became more clearly understood, these themes were not as visable as they had been in the past.
Other more acceptable themes were portrayed in the past.
Thank you for your observation.