Jul 07 2004
Summer wishlist
Wishlist for the summer:
The Art Institute of Chicago’s special exhibit on Seurat’s A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, put into context by paintings by his contemporaries, such as Monet, Pissaro and Renoir. Not to mention that when in Chicago, I can meet up with Colin, Chicagolimited’s very own unlimited source of knowledge about Chicago’s architecture. I might be lucky enough to take one of his personalized skyscraper tours.
Seeing Wilco while they’re on tour for their great new CD, A Ghost Is Born.
The Art Gallery of Ontario’s brilliant exhibit: Turner, Whistler, Monet. Are they the first museum to put on an exhibit which acknowledges that Turner was the first Impressionist – 50 years before the Impressionists were given that name? And to those of you who think that Whistler is just “Whistler’s Mother” (not the title of that famous painting, by the way – it’s “Arrangement in Grey and Black: Portrait of the Painter’s Mother “) – check out his Nocturnes.
Spending a few days in the Hamptons with my old friend Paul, who also hosted sis’n’Me in Florida in February. Before you start getting any ideas, he does catering for the rich folks, he ain’t one himself. And I can bring down the tone in the tony Hamptons as well as I do in tony Pacific Heights. I’ve had years of practice.
Visiting the fabulous Kathleen in Motown for her birthday!
5 Responses to “Summer wishlist”
The Whistler exhibit was here at the DIA (Detroit Institute of Arts) and lots of people saw it and said it was fabulous. I’m afraid that I like what I like and that Whistler’s Mother (or Arrangement in Grey and Black) never appealed to me so I didn’t fight the madding crowds. I’m preferential to Picasso and Dali.
I have a book that Colin will love (if he already hasn’t read it). I’ll bring it to Chicago when we go to meet him!
Uh oh… I’m gonna have to study up :-/
A friend of mine went to the AGO exhibit today and said it was fabulous. I am definitely going.
Want a date? 😉
Kelly – like you wouldn’t believe!!! Say when!
lol. You hit three places — Chicago, Motown, and Florida. All places that I either am or am trying to get to.
I’m going to Motown.
I’d LIKE to go to Chicago to visit the one you call Colin (if I still have that invite), but I’ll have to cram that in somehow.
Motown’s fun. 😀
[I live in Florida, in case you were wondering.]