For which I will never forgive myself
Sunlight in an Empty Room (1963) & Rooms by the Sea (1951), Edward Hopper
Morning vs. mountains
Benjamin Patterson
Questionnaire from Flux Year Box 2. c.1968
no ☑️
The earthquake and tsunami do not happen. The land holds still, and the sea stays where it is.
In honor of Prince, an early look at next week’s cover, “Purple Rain,” by Bob Staake.
Starting tomorrow: Our second and possibly final visit to Vancouver Island.
Happy #MuseumWeek! 7 days, 7 themes, 7 hashtags that celebrate art + culture! For #SecretsMW, we shared the story (literally) behind Robert Rauschenberg’s fabled Erased de Kooning Drawing. (1953). At first glance, the artwork isn’t much to look at: it’s a smudged piece of paper in a thin gold frame. But flip the work around and see dozens of exhibition labels crowding the back of the frame. It’s clear that this unassuming object is much in demand — and it may have something to do with a backstory that involved Rauschenberg, Willem de Kooning, and a bottle of Jack Daniels…
“Do not remove drawing from frame. Frame is part of drawing”
Last month I spend a week in Florida bothering my parents.