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Category: Beautiful
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We went to NYC in June of 2010 to celebrate the high school graduation of my child. We stayed in a tiny short term rental above an organic grocery and deli down the block from Katz Deli in the Lower East Side. And we went to MOMA.
This piece by Louise Bourgeois was one that particularly caught my attention. She made a book of fabric compositions which they took apart to display all at once.
Wide view 
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Bottle tree zoom There’s a huge property on old Hwy 86 between I-40 and Carrboro that has this old cabin with a bottle tree out near the road. It’s still there. But, I took this picture in November of 2007 when I was giving a friend from St. Louis a tour of my part of the world. She was enchanted and I still love this picture.
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I never imaged that until we went to the Nasher Museum of Art last week.
“Kill the Indian, Save the Man” by Bishop Ortega is a powerful piece. The ponytail in his hand rips my heart.
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I use ArtGeek.io to learn if and when there is art I want to see. I got one of their rare emails today with info about Impressionist and Post-Impressionist exhibitions around the US this summer.
I am a huge fan of Wasily Kandinsky and there is an exhibition going on at the Guggenheim in NYC into September.
With my kid unemployed due to a layoff and after getting the patio done, I’m feeling kind of strapped. Not painfully broke. But, not free to just fly up for a couple of days, either. I checked MegaBus and I could do a round trip for $204 without spending a night in the city.
I would get on the bus in Durham at 9:20pm, change buses in DC at after a 2 hour layover and be in NYC by 8:45am. Head home that night at 11:30, layover for 4 hours in DC and be home by 1:30pm.
I’m debating with myself if I want to see that art badly enough to take that ride.
Edit to add: We have decided 3 things. 1) Chuck gets to come with me for a longer art trip. 2) We’re taking the train because Amtrak will be more comfortable and is not crazy expensive from Burlington, NC to NYC. 3) We’re waiting until next year to have a little time for our finances to recover from the patio,
I am the Audience 