Spring New (Flower) Moon
More rain. Not much, but some, enough to keep the ground moist. The greenness factor has sky-rocketed in the last 24 hours. Grass. Shrubs. Trees. They join the early perennials in optical song. A joy and a miracle.
Walk through today–not tomorrow as I thought–of Until Now, the new contemporary art show at the MIA. Whoa. This is a good show. In 8 galleries it gives an overview of major contemporary art movements like pop art, identity art, art triggered by globalization, art created with media including digital projection as well as two amazing video works. I want to review this exhibition as soon as I complete my research. We’re lucky to have Liz Armstrong. (photo by Robert Polidori is in the show.)
Upcoming. A piece on why the decline in teaching positions and majors in the humanities may not be a bad thing. It may force those of us outside the academy to remind ourselves of historical models like the Chinese literati and the Renaissance humanists, amateurs who nonetheless kept the literary and artistic culture through individual efforts.