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Mmm, Bacon

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A major Francis Bacon show has just opened at the MET.  I can’t wait to see it.  I remember seing a major Bacon retrospective at the Modern years ago and being blown away.  I think his pictures are stunning and disturbing, sometimes scary and often beautiful. They are elegantly imagined nightmares. Something to peep if you can bear it.

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1 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 22, 2009 3:52 pm

Awesome. Thanks for bringing this to our attention, Alex.

2 The Mick536   ~  May 22, 2009 4:12 pm

Not near enough to attend. Would if I could.

But for those of you who live near Storm King or can drive a short piece up the Hudson, Maya Lin's installation, Waves, is breathtakingly beautiful. She has recrafted a field to represent the ocean. It is her third piece in a series. One is in Ann Arbor and the other sits next to the Federal Court in Miami. I recommend spending most of the day at one of New York's and the art world's gems. You can bring a picnic lunch, take a short tram ride of the entire space and then walk to all the exhibits.

3 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  May 22, 2009 7:26 pm

[2] Thanks! I've never been, though have been meaning to for years and actually just yesterday made a plan to go on Sun or Mon.

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