Saturday, August 14, 2010

museum.

i'm finally going to the ginsberg exhibit today as a birthday present to myself. i LOVE the national gallery of art in dc. i know it's silly cause it is by no means as remarkable as other museums i have been to (and i dig me some art...i've been to some major museums) but the museums in dc are my favorite. (although i miss the seattle art museum and the nw art. a lot. a lot.) every city i go to i make a museum stop. la. nyc. chicago. charlotte.
one time on a school trip in college for african art we had an afternoon free and i spent it putzing around the smithsonians. i listened to joni mitchell and felt so peaceful. in mexico we went to unbelievably amazing museums of kahlo and trotsky. i listened to santana and felt inspired and determined and mysterious. one spring break i went with my parents again around dc and my mom and i split up and i listened to ani and i was scared and sad.
in seattle, i found out when all of the museums had free openings and saw some of the most amazing exhibits while i was there...diego rivera, japanese art galore...i would listen to beck and feel hopeful and lonely but in a good way.

every year i try to go to dc and see the same old stuff...but it's always new. i'm not sure what i listen to this year....ginsberg...jazz? the new arcade fire? johnny cash? i'll let you know how i felt...


http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/ginsberginfo.shtm

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