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August 17, 2010
Just back from a weekend in NYC
And still recovering. I had a great, comfortable, and (as far as I can tell) bedbug free hotel room, but I still slept badly. Who knows.
The Design Triennial at the Cooper-Hewitt was a mix - some impressive stuff and some silly stuff. And where do they get off charging admission, if they're part of the Smithsonian? Admittedly it was the least I paid anywhere but the Met (where I'm a member, so it's free).
Best thing? The Otto Dix show at the Neue Gallerie.. Run, don't walk - it closes at the end of the month. Utterly wonderful view of the horribleness that was the 20th Century. Why they stopped at 1935 I'm not sure, since he lived into the 1960s, but there you go. Their permanent collection is great, too. And remember as you walk around - this is the cubic footage that the really rich used to occupy.
Posted by CrankyProfessor at August 17, 2010 2:13 PM