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Comment on Robert Adams: Translating the West by Zen and the Museum: Top Five for 2011 « DC Museumgoer

Zen and the Museum: Top Five for 2011 « DC Museumgoer — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 17:53:40 +0000

[...] spare black-and-white landscapes and thinking about what it means to be Western. Adams’ translation of the wide open spaces made me understand a little bit better. Runs through January 1, 2012. Share [...]

Comment on Nigeria Unmasked by Zen and the Museum: Top Five for 2011 « DC Museumgoer

Zen and the Museum: Top Five for 2011 « DC Museumgoer — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 17:53:36 +0000

[...] Nigeria Unmasked (National Museum of African Art): Because my experience in Africa is lacking (I’ve only been [...]

Comment on McQueen at the Met by Zen and the Museum: Top Five for 2011 « DC Museumgoer

Zen and the Museum: Top Five for 2011 « DC Museumgoer — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 17:53:32 +0000

[...] Museum of Art): I arrived first thing Sunday morning and only had to wait in line 40 minutes. So worth it, and extra fun coming on the heels of a royal wedding and New York’s same sex marriage [...]

Comment on Sugimoto: Zen and the Sea by Zen and the Museum: Top Five for 2011 « DC Museumgoer

Zen and the Museum: Top Five for 2011 « DC Museumgoer — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 17:53:26 +0000

[...] Fragments in Time and Space (Hirshhorn): Seeing Hiroshi Sugimoto’s Seascapes series, illuminated in a pitch-black gallery [...]

Comment on Colombia on the Mall by dcmuseumgoer

dcmuseumgoer — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:45:16 +0000

Agreed. The Peace Corps section didn’t do it for me. Hope they get back to their standard format next year.

Comment on Colombia on the Mall by disciullo

disciullo — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 22:22:16 +0000

I thought the Colombia section best lent itself to the format Folklife attendees are accustomed to.

Comment on Katrina Revisited by Marilyn, Meet Irene | DC Museumgoer

Marilyn, Meet Irene | DC Museumgoer — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 16:25:05 +0000

[...] Katrina, but a diva nonetheless. Share this:Like this:LikeBe the first to like this post. This entry was [...]

Comment on Koreans Abroad: Immigrant Stories by dcmuseumgoer

dcmuseumgoer — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:05:24 +0000

Thanks for your comment. The exhibit runs for the next year, so if you’re in DC during that time, check it out.

Comment on Koreans Abroad: Immigrant Stories by ficklefolly

ficklefolly — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 06:26:59 +0000

That sounds like an interesting exhibit. I’m currently living in Korea so I have met many Kyopos (sometimes spelled Gyopo). What I also find interesting is to talk to what I call the “returnees,” those who have lived in the US (or any of the other western countries) and get their thoughts on what it’s like to be back. Some of them have a hard time coping with the cultural changes and expectations here.

Comment on Sugimoto: Zen and the Sea by Corcoran’s Deserts of Hope | DC Museumgoer

Corcoran’s Deserts of Hope | DC Museumgoer — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 21:41:57 +0000

[...] Danish artist Mads Gamdrup. Similar to Sugimoto’s Seascape series at the Hirshhorn, which I loved, Gamdrup’s photos capture the beauty and timelessness of nature through desert horizon lines [...]