We went to Winston-Salem yesterday and one of our stops was The North Carolina Museum of Art – Winston Salem, formerly Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art. We have not loved the merger of the 2 museums because they seem to be setting everything up as “go to the other one to see the rest of the exhibition” and they’re 102 miles apart.

That said, the part of this exhibition that’s at SECCA rocked my socks. The black-and-white abstractionist nonrealist photographer I was with wasn’t particularly taken with it.

I only took a picture of this piece, not because I only loved the one. But, because I was overwhelmed. Kind of like the first time I saw the Aldwyth exhibition at the Gregg in Raleigh. But, I did go back to Aldwyth and I did take pictures. I may do the same thing about this. It’s up for a couple more months. So, I can.

This is a photograph and it is huge. The people in it are larger than life size.

La Chapelle went to high school at UNC School of the Arts. When he was 17 he went to NYC where he met Andy Warhol and eventually went to work for Interview magazine. I believe that meeting was fortunate for both of them. And me.

There were some themed collections, several individual pieces and a wall of famous portraits.

Since the NCMA is running things now, you have to pay to go. But, it’s less than $10 and worth it to me to go again. I need ot do it before July 20. I really want to show you more of this. It is aging well in my mind.