"Some things in life are too complicated to explain in any language" - The Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki by Haruki Murakami. A summer walk along the James River in Richmond under a bright sun, big clouds and well-timed breezes.
Dan Flavin // The Diagonal of May 25, 1963
It is on a wall just off the Camp fashion installation. A quiet, singular respite from the volume, color and shuffling congestion of the adjacent exhibit. One white fluorescent bulb. Tilted on a 45-degree angle (I'm guessing) in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The piece is Diagonal of May 25, 1963 by Dan Flavin. I … Continue reading Dan Flavin // The Diagonal of May 25, 1963
Emma Amos // Baby
When I took my first lap around the eighth floor of the Whitney Museum, I lingered at this painting. Emma Amos, the artist, is quoted as saying, "Every time I think about color, it's a political statement." Baby. This piece is part of Spilling Over: Painting Color in the 1960s. It's the color combinations … Continue reading Emma Amos // Baby
The end and the beginning
“When you reach the end of what you should know, you will be at the beginning of what you should sense.” // Kahlil Gibran
Love // Nora Ephron
"Sometimes I believe that love is as natural as the tides, and sometimes I believe that love is an act of will" - "Heartburn", Nora Ephron