Medieval History
It was early March 2008, when I met a friend, and painter, for a drink after work at a bar beneath Grand Central. He had just come from the Whitney Biennial, which had recently opened. The experience had left him drained and a bit cynical. I hadn't seen the show, but I knew the feeling.
There are shows that leave you so invigorated that all you want is to be back in the studio, feeling as though you could work through the night without tiring. Then there are the shows that leave you empty, pondering the foolish choices and childish ideals that led you to choose the life of an artist. And you leave these shows knowing you're supposed to want to go back to work. But who can work when there's so much drinking to be done?
So we talked for a while over some beers about the things two painters talk about when they feel the world is backwards and that nobody makes art for the right reasons. And somewhere in there, we realized that though we'd both lived as painters in the city for the better part of a decade, neither of us had ever been to The Cloisters. Finally, a problem that could be solved!
Click here to read this article from The Atlantic
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Medieval History
The Cloisters: A Good Place to Start
It was early March 2008, when I met a friend, and painter, for a drink after work at a bar beneath Grand Central. He had just come from the Whitney Biennial, which had recently opened. The experience had left him drained and a bit cynical. I hadn't seen the show, but I knew the feeling.
There are shows that leave you so invigorated that all you want is to be back in the studio, feeling as though you could work through the night without tiring. Then there are the shows that leave you empty, pondering the foolish choices and childish ideals that led you to choose the life of an artist. And you leave these shows knowing you're supposed to want to go back to work. But who can work when there's so much drinking to be done?
So we talked for a while over some beers about the things two painters talk about when they feel the world is backwards and that nobody makes art for the right reasons. And somewhere in there, we realized that though we'd both lived as painters in the city for the better part of a decade, neither of us had ever been to The Cloisters. Finally, a problem that could be solved!
Click here to read this article from The Atlantic
- Summer Is A Time For Optimism
I was excited when Matt invited me to be a part of Modern Medieval, and I promptly promised myself to write weekly posts?back in February. And here we are, mid-May, and I am just now putting up my first post. Of course, in making plans and...
- Blog Forum 2: Witches, Warlocks, And Demons
I'll take moderator's privilege here for the 2nd post in our Blog Forum. Please comment/ discuss below. Or send longer responses directly to me and I'll be happy to add to the ongoing forum. Recently, there have been witch-hunts in rural...
- A Really Nice Dream
Opening of the Roman de la Rose, MS Douce 195, late 15th c.I don't know if it's my impinging decrepitude or just too much of everything but I have been tired to the point of no longer working at night for about three weeks. Where usually...
- The Specificity Of Experience
Cloisters Cross, 12th. c., walrus ivory, the MetI have had this post in my head for 3 days now with nary a minute to spare and now I am tired and in between things, and when will I ever learn to HEED THE MUSE when she comes knocking? Sigh. ...
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MacAnd so here we sit (sweat, panic, work), the week-end before another rousing semester starts on Monday. Mac (to the left) and Iris returned safely and ecstatic from Paris and Berlin (Iris has asked, presciently, "Where's the graffiti?");...