Day 2 of Chicago
Mar. 8th, 2004 03:05 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
essentialsaltesSaw Art. There was a special Rembrandt exhibit, but it was an extra $15 and he's not all that he's cracked up to be, anyway.
Lots of Renoir, at least a dozen haystacks by Monet, half dozen ballerinas by Degas. Nighthawks, American Gothic, and a lot of modern crap. Not enough surrealism, a few Dalis and a few Magrittes, including Time Transfixed. One of the most interesting subjects was Cupid Chastised by Manicotti, or some other Italian pasta. Mars is giving a horsewhipping to Cupid, as Venus looks on. Sure, sure... get the hots for your sister and then take it out on poor naked winged Cupid.
Had Italian food at a restaurant near the hotel. Square pasta with a nice beefy ragout. Had some vin santo for dessert.
Now, I'm in the press room at the convention center in Chicago. My feet are hurting already, despite the many Dr. Scholl's products that Rebecca thoughtfully provided me. I've made it about a quarter of the way through the exhibit hall. There are neat cafes that are on pillars *above* the convention hall, so you can get a great view from up there of the whole landscape of booths. All the people look like scientist-ants. Okay, off to some press conferences.
Ciao!
Lots of Renoir, at least a dozen haystacks by Monet, half dozen ballerinas by Degas. Nighthawks, American Gothic, and a lot of modern crap. Not enough surrealism, a few Dalis and a few Magrittes, including Time Transfixed. One of the most interesting subjects was Cupid Chastised by Manicotti, or some other Italian pasta. Mars is giving a horsewhipping to Cupid, as Venus looks on. Sure, sure... get the hots for your sister and then take it out on poor naked winged Cupid.
Had Italian food at a restaurant near the hotel. Square pasta with a nice beefy ragout. Had some vin santo for dessert.
Now, I'm in the press room at the convention center in Chicago. My feet are hurting already, despite the many Dr. Scholl's products that Rebecca thoughtfully provided me. I've made it about a quarter of the way through the exhibit hall. There are neat cafes that are on pillars *above* the convention hall, so you can get a great view from up there of the whole landscape of booths. All the people look like scientist-ants. Okay, off to some press conferences.
Ciao!
Chicago Art
Date: 2004-03-10 01:04 pm (UTC)That was one twisted dude. He made beautiful models look ugly...but still natural.
I always liked the Chicago Art Institute...it was a nice retreat from the BS at school (and just down the street). And free on Tuesdays!
Re: Chicago Art
From:no subject
Date: 2004-03-10 07:41 pm (UTC)d'oh
Date: 2004-03-11 12:12 pm (UTC)Yeah, I didn't realize how much of the cool, notewworthy stuff the Institute had until I compared it to other museums.
That Calliebotte Paris painting is cool, is it not?? You want to stare at it in an empty room, though.
And the Grant Wood painting, when I saw it, was just hanging in an unremarkable corner in a Modern America section. Few people even noticed it.
Envy!