10\u00a059%\u00a024%\u00a03mph W bar30.28 steady\u00a0 windchill6\u00a0 Winter<\/p>\n
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Doing research for an article on touring and poetry, I wandered through the galleries this morning seeking out objects with poetry written on them, objects inspired by particular pieces of poetry and objects with poets.\u00a0\u00a0 The list is long and varied, much longer than you would think at first blush.\u00a0 This suggests an intimate connection between literature and art\u00a0in our collection.\u00a0 The linkage goes deeper when we move beyond poetry and look at objects with, say, a biblical theme or a sutra or a story from any of the rich mythological traditions.\u00a0 This area turns my crank.<\/p>\n
The galleries have a wonderful emptiness on Mondays though there is activity.\u00a0 In the Ukiyo-e gallery the scissor platform supported a cleaner taking care of a case.\u00a0 In the Minnesota artists gallery crews from the registry officer had Ta-Coumba Aiken’s work down and had begun to prep the galleries for a new exhibit. The medieval gallery had lights and cameras as the staff photographer shot a madonna and child.\u00a0 Most interesting, and a first time for me, was the sight of radiation hazard cones in the third floor gallery that connects the wings of the old McKim-White building with the newer building.<\/p>\n
What were they up to?\u00a0 We have a statue\u00a0on a pedestal someone thinks may have an incorrect orientation.\u00a0 This guy usually sits next to the elevator on the third floor, though after a long search I could find no description or name for him.\u00a0 Does he really look toward the sky, rather than the northern wall?\u00a0 Inquiring minds want to know so x-rays are the order.<\/p>\n
With these exceptions, the galleries are empty and provide a kind of sanctuary filled with wonderful objects.\u00a0 Sometimes I like to just browse, wait for an object to catch my eye or tickle some inner fancy, then spend time with it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After this, over to Common Roots for a gathering of a group interested in literature and the arts.\u00a0 Sounds good to me, though the meeting reminded me of the\u00a0 many I sat through with community and church groups when I used to participate in such groups for pay.\u00a0 It was fun nonetheless.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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