ART...

I was first emotionally effected by a work of art in New York City. When I was 16 my family went on one of our last yearly pile-us-all-in-the-car-and-DRIVE-for-2-weeks vacations, a highlight of my childhood. This trip had the New York City World's Fair as it's destination and, being a teenager old enough to help with the driving chores en route, I was allowed to wander off by myself at times during our Fair attendance. There I discovered the Vatican's exhibit of Michelangelo's 'Pieta.' It completely blew me away, and I visited the sculpture at least 20 times.

We have spent one day this week in Chelsea, visiting ten art galleries and this evening went to two museums having free admission on Fridays, the American Crafts Museum (the highlight for me was the carved carousel horses) and, right next door, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) where I visited some old friends, a few of which I photographed (allowed in this museum, in the Brooklyn Art Museum, and in the Metropolitan Museum of Art).

There is, of course, art works all over this city, in the many parks, museums, & galleries, spray-painted on walls, and even in subway stations. Here's a brief sampling of some I've seen this week.

Dan

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