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mojosmomMojo had his sutures out today, and was quite well-behaved (of course, it probably helped that the vet had him in a death-grip). He has also put on a pound, so we're very pleased.
I went downtown to see the Toulouse-Lautrec and Montmartre show at the Art Institute. I enjoyed it a lot, even though it was very crowded (and, of course, everyone crowds around those pieces that are described in the audiotour and ignores the very excellent pieces that aren't). I must say, though, I got a smile from the fact that, instead of the usual image of headphones to signal that a piece was part of the audiotour, they used a silhouette of a Steinlen cat! I particularly liked some of the early (1901) Picassos, and a stunning poster of Loïe Fuller. They had a roomful of Steinlens, including his famous poster for Le Chat Noir and his Apotheosis of Cats. As usually, none of the things I really loved were reproduced as postcards.
There was a wonderful photography exhibit going on, Paris: Photographs from a Time That Was, with works by people like Atget, Brassaï, Kertész and others. I also paid my usual visit to the Asian galleries, where there was an exhibition of prints from the first half of the 20th-century, City and Country: Views of Urban and Rural Japan by Modern Japanese Print Artists, as well as an exhibit of East Asian ceramics. That one was set up in a very interesting way, with an old and a modern piece using similar techniques exhibited side by side.
I had lunch there, and then walked down the street to Jazz Fest. I stayed at the Jackson Stage and heard some piano jazz. One of the pianists, who is Japanese, played a Mardi Gras Indians piece as a tribute to New Orleans. Late in the afternoon Von Freeman and John Young took the stage along with their usual group from the Apartment Lounge, and two members of the "next generation". I also wandered a bit around the art show that was happening in the Rose Garden, and bought a CD at the Jazz Record Mart tent -- Carmen McRae and Betty Carter Duets! I didn't stay for any of the evening sets, but I plan to do so tomorrow, when there will be an "Homage to King Oliver" to start the evening, which will end with a Charlie Parker 85th Birthday Event, with a couple of other good things in between.
Then I came home and did laundry (see, my life isn't always about culture!).
I went downtown to see the Toulouse-Lautrec and Montmartre show at the Art Institute. I enjoyed it a lot, even though it was very crowded (and, of course, everyone crowds around those pieces that are described in the audiotour and ignores the very excellent pieces that aren't). I must say, though, I got a smile from the fact that, instead of the usual image of headphones to signal that a piece was part of the audiotour, they used a silhouette of a Steinlen cat! I particularly liked some of the early (1901) Picassos, and a stunning poster of Loïe Fuller. They had a roomful of Steinlens, including his famous poster for Le Chat Noir and his Apotheosis of Cats. As usually, none of the things I really loved were reproduced as postcards.
There was a wonderful photography exhibit going on, Paris: Photographs from a Time That Was, with works by people like Atget, Brassaï, Kertész and others. I also paid my usual visit to the Asian galleries, where there was an exhibition of prints from the first half of the 20th-century, City and Country: Views of Urban and Rural Japan by Modern Japanese Print Artists, as well as an exhibit of East Asian ceramics. That one was set up in a very interesting way, with an old and a modern piece using similar techniques exhibited side by side.
I had lunch there, and then walked down the street to Jazz Fest. I stayed at the Jackson Stage and heard some piano jazz. One of the pianists, who is Japanese, played a Mardi Gras Indians piece as a tribute to New Orleans. Late in the afternoon Von Freeman and John Young took the stage along with their usual group from the Apartment Lounge, and two members of the "next generation". I also wandered a bit around the art show that was happening in the Rose Garden, and bought a CD at the Jazz Record Mart tent -- Carmen McRae and Betty Carter Duets! I didn't stay for any of the evening sets, but I plan to do so tomorrow, when there will be an "Homage to King Oliver" to start the evening, which will end with a Charlie Parker 85th Birthday Event, with a couple of other good things in between.
Then I came home and did laundry (see, my life isn't always about culture!).
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Date: 2005-09-04 08:28 pm (UTC)Glad he's putting on weight, though.
I have my two cats here beside me, soaking up the warmth from portable heater. They are about as happy as cats can get.
And one day, I'm going to come over and make you take me around all your favorite art galleries!