Hanging Out with Haring

Hanging Out with Haring

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I hadn't planned to see the Keith Haring, The Political Line exhibit currently at the de Young Museum, but when my friend called last week and suggested it, I jumped at the opportunity to see her, and to soak in some inspiration that can always be found in that beautiful place. What a surprise. First the exuberance of color and quantity and fun that fills the rooms. And then the nice man who showed up in his shimmery blue shorts suit, on the front of which he had stitched the letters, 

"O B A M A" in sequins, the "O" circling his neck, in honor of the president's State of the Union Address. It was WOW and sweet and personal and political mirroring exactly Haring's life's work for which I have a new admiration. 

(Don't miss the video featuring interviews with Haring in the Media Room.)

 Imagine how many things I have missed by failing to recognize that, as a friend of mine said last night, "every life is interesting when you take the time to delve into it."

Redhead Meets Madame Cezanne at the Met

Redhead Meets Madame Cezanne at the Met

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More of Madame Cezanne in her wonderful red chair. And in real life, a redhead wears a red purse slung across her back. Art. Life. Art. It's all about seeing the light.

Standing Into Still

Standing Into Still

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SOLD

And dressed for the occasion. 

Madame Cezanne's Moment at the Met

Madame Cezanne's Moment at the Met

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A whole room devoted to Madame Cezanne in her wonderful red dress at the Met. It's worth a trip to New York just to bask in the soft glow.

Perplexed by Love

Perplexed by Love

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Aren't we all.

Picasso's "Lovers" at the Picasso Museum in Paris. 

Lost in the Louvre

Lost in the Louvre

(With Provence Le Retable de Thouzon)

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One wanders through the labyrinth that is the Louvre, in awe of its vast collection of ancient art.  

I was lost in more ways than one. 

Jean-Luc Martinez, the museum's new president, plans on "Revamping the Louvre to Lose that Lost Feeling," according to the New York Time's Article this week. I look forward to finding my way. But being lost in the 15th century and stumbling upon these travelers with their big bags, fur hat, and bright blue shoes in a quiet corner contemplating the story of Saint Sebastian and Saint Andrew isn't all bad.

Picasso's Olga Pensive Ponders Young Boy

Picasso's "Olga Pensive" Ponders Young Boy

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And vice versa.

At the newly renovated Picasso Museum in Paris where one could spend hours reliving the past in the present.