Forces of the Immortal (by kenny ip)
Galerie de Paléontologie et d’Anatomie Comparée, Paris.
Norita 66 | Noritar 80mm f2 | Kodak Portra 400
Picaso’s Guernica, his most famous painting.
The Museum Reina Sofia does not allow head-on photography, and they have 3 different staff member “guarding” the room. I am just glad the painting wasn’t the tiny size of Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, so despite the crowd, one can actually get a decent look of the painting.
Galeries de Paléontologie & d’Anatomie Comparée
Paleontology & Compared Anatomy Galleries
Natural History Museum, Paris, France
Upstairs at the residence of H. E. Huntington, Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA.
Sometimes, you need to get physical. In person. With art.
I was reminded of that during a lunchtime visit to the Met (above) this week. I popped out of my digital bubble and was rewarded with a transcendent experience.
It happened in the Treasures of Stieglitz exhibition which features a collection of photographs from a century ago. The quality of the prints was so rich and luxurious that my eyes felt wrapped in optical velvet. At the same time, the photographs were ghostly, weathered and earthy. This mix gave me an aesthetic buzz and made me feel hardwired to history.
The point of this rather rapturous post is to urge all art lovers to get out and see some stuff in person. No matter the admission fee, it’s one of the best bargains you’ll find this holiday season.
