sarah in nyc

We are now in the early spring where the weather zigzags from one extreme to another. Sunday we walked in Central Park with dear friends. The grass is velvety for the moment and the foliage hasn't filled out the trees. The result exposed views of the park that are visible for only a couple of weeks. This little wandering bit of water is usually hidden by leafy trees. In a month or so the wild chartreuse of the willow tree will settle down to a mellower darker green. The next day we heard the sad, sad news of the death of a beloved cousin. Appropriately, the day of his funeral was cold and rainy. My head has been filled with memories of a lifetime, of a life. Yesterday a friend and I were meeting at the Met to see the exhibit on the Harlem Renaissance. My walk from 96th street to the Museum looked like it could have been painted by Fragonard. I haven't been so excited by a museum exhibit for a long long time.  Check out  this review  for more images.   I love this fra...

My older son joined me for a visit to the Met today. I have been wanting to see  the Rei-Kawakubo  exhibit since it had opened.  Today was my opportunity to go. Amazon.com Widgets  The designer is exploring so many big ideas in her work. It's hard to talk about it with out sounding like the worst and most pretentious writing about art. What I will say is that despite raising a host of serious issues being around the clothing creates a joy in the viewer. Some of the clothing seems really wearable. All of it makes you think about what it means to clothe your body. Since I had gotten to see what I most wanted to I let my son take the lead. We visited a bit of an exhibit about WWI propaganda posters. We wandered through the Egyptian exhibits. I was startled to see a mummy who looked remarkably like my beautiful niece. We took in some decorative art.  Seeing the excellent furniture at the An...