Reading and Roaming
FEELING GRATEFUL The Chief Penguin and I were extremely fortunate, lucky, actually. We endured an anxious 48 hours in New York as Hurricane Irma moved closer and closer to our coast and to the possibility of obliterating our stretch of paradise. But as Irma shifted eastward and the winds changed direction, we were the beneficiaries …
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WAITING OUT IRMA We led a schizophrenic existence the past few days enjoying lovely sunny fall days in Manhattan while mentally anxious about Hurricane Irma’s path and the fate of our Florida home. We were some of the fortunate ones; by the time Irma reached us, she had lessened in intensity and the wind direction …
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WHITNEY BIENNIAL. The Whitney Biennial brings together works of art by a wide variety of artists (60+ this year, I believe), many of them young. Most of the art is recent or new works and includes paintings, sculpture, and video. Overall the art is strange, provocative, disturbing, and sometimes even realistic. We did just one …
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This week we’ve seen two exhibits and made a short jaunt to visit friends in Dorset, Wareham to be specific. We’re a short walk from the V&A Museum so that was an essential as was the featured exhibit at the Royal Academy. Being in Dorset was being transported to another world, full of history …
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