Reading and Roaming
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART The Whitney Biennial is held every two years and brings together the works of contemporary painters, sculptors, video artists and the like. This year there are 70 artists represented and the works can be abstract, challenging, and occasionally accessible. I find the experience of viewing this exhibit interesting and yet somewhat off-putting. But …
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SECOND SPRING In May, we typically spend the month in Manhattan. It’s a round robin of visits to great art museums, dining at favorite restaurants, sampling new eateries, people watching in the parks, discovering new titles from beloved bookstores, and spending lots of time with our delightful granddaughters—without being a drag on their busy schedules. We …
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This week I share a novel that deals with life in East Berlin before the Wall comes down and a chilling film about a Nazi Commandant who lives with his family just outside the camp at Auschwitz. For my local friends, thoughts on another Indian restaurant. CHALLENGING NOVEL Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck In 2015, the Chief Penguin …
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I’m still enthusing about spring here and reveling in the beauty of droopy, fragrant Chinese wisteria (header photo), early azaleas, and the lovely slim branches of the redbud trees. A SINGULAR WOMAN Becoming Madame Secretary by Stephanie Dray If you spend any appreciable time in mid-coast Maine, you are likely to become aware of Frances Perkins, …
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