photo: NY Times
*This week's NY Times Magazine had a beautifully written article about a naturalist artist who happens to be a close family friend of my husband's. Beyond the personal connection, I was overwhelmed by the beauty of Carmen Almon's art. For anyone interested in nature or beauty, this is a wonderful read. Children of all ages will be enthralled by the pure magic of her flowers. And what inspiration for going on a nature walk to enjoy the upcoming autumn months and the botany that arrives with the changing of the seasons!
photo: NY Times
*An interesting project is being funded by the artist Marina Abramovic on Kickstarter. (If you haven't already donated to the campaign, the kickstarter is now closed.) But since the money was raised ($661,452!!!) we can look forward to the Marina Abramovic Institute: a Performance and Education Center that will be located in Hudson, NY. For those unfamiliar with the performance artist, I suggest an evening with the recent documentary Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present, that can be rented from Netflix. People who saw her eye gazing performance at the MOMA retrospective have called it an almost religious experience. After watching the film, I was definitely sipping the Kool Aid! It's not a film for kids (there is nudity and adult content), but it does have some good perspective on the eternal burning question "What is Art?" If art is making the viewer feel something, then Marina Abramovic may be one of the greatest artist of our times. People were leaving the MOMA weeping and many, many people came back to see her again and again even with lines that wrapped around the block for hours. I'm looking forward to seeing what grows out of Hudson.
Marina Abramovic at the MOMA
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