Celebration of Fine Art

MOMA NY

Ann & Tom have packed lots of travel and art adventures into the summer and they aren’t finished yet. So far they have jetted off to Atlanta, New York, Washington, DC, Minneapolis, MN, Lake Okoboji, Iowa, and Vancouver, Canada. Yet to come is Newport Beach, CA and another trip to Italy that will include Florence and Venice. They have visited museums great and small, haunted galleries, talked with artists and enjoyed grandchildren.

Here are some comments from them:

“The remodeled and reopened Museum of Modern Art in New York is wonderful. Tom and I both enjoyed the Richard Serra piece in the courtyard. We missed the opening of the special exhibit by only a couple of days but if you are in New York you should see it. If you can’t get to New York you can visit on line at www.moma.org.

We also visited the Met (Metropolitan Museum of Art) in New York. This is perhaps my favorite museum. They have just remodeled and created new Greek and Roman Galleries, again a must see if you are in the area and if not visit on line at www.metmuseum.org . It brought back fond memories of our trip several years ago through the Greek islands and a visit to Delos and Athens. They also have a great exhibit of the Clark Brothers. Two interesting brothers who apparently didn’t get along well but both collected some spectacular art. Sterling Clark began the Clark Art Institute in upstate New York www.clarkart.edu . If you are going to visit the Berkshires this museum is at the northern end and a must see. In addition to their fabulous art collection they teach restoration and research.

While in New York we also went over to the Brooklyn Museum. www.brooklynmuseum.org This is a fine small museum with some interesting exhibits including one that showed not only art but furniture, literature etc. during the time of the founding of the museum. An interesting and unusual exhibit.

We found New York, hectic, crowded and refreshing. Old and new crammed together and gawked at by millions of tourists. It is a place that showcases our decadence, our history and our amazing ability to overcome and move on!