Every year, within a day or two of Father’s Day, the first magnolias appear on the tree we planted in my father’s memory. Often, three flowers appear at once. My two sisters and I take this as a sign our dad is present. This Father’s Day morning, I was not in my mother’s front yard … Continue reading »
Category Archives: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Zen and the Museum: Top Five for 2011
I’m reaching beyond the Beltway for my top five this year, to include the Met and–a nice surprise– the Denver Art Museum. My most memorable museum experiences this year ranged from contemplative to camp: 1. Fragments in Time and Space (Hirshhorn): Seeing Hiroshi Sugimoto’s Seascapes series, illuminated in a pitch-black gallery that mimicked the curve … Continue reading »
Travels with My Niece
My sister and I took my 10-year-old niece to New York for the first time last weekend. We walked up Fifth Avenue and admired the holiday windows at Tiffany’s (tiny carousels!). We saw Mary Poppins on Broadway. We took a lot of cab rides. And we spent Sunday morning at the Met. Oh, the Met. … Continue reading »
McQueen at the Met
There was a happy vibe up and down Fifth Avenue today. Thousands of gay couples converged on Manhattan to celebrate Friday’s same-sex marriage victory and the culmination of gay pride week. I didn’t attend the big parade. Instead, I spent the morning at the Met, studying the creative genius of one of the gay community’s … Continue reading »
