Thursday, November 10, 2005
I went with my friend Michael
to the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art yesterday,
to see the Pushkin Exhibition,
visiting from Moscow,
from 10/22- 12/18 2005...
The Goldfish
1912
Henri Matisse
This gorgeous Matisse was one of the pieces exhibited,
and also the one on the promotion posters...
Matisse has always perplexed me.
His painting style viewed up close appears so indelicate and hap-hazard,
but from a distance, it is so dead on.
There were many many beautiful and well known pieces in this show.
Some of my favorites were:
3 Women; study for the painting- Pablo Picasso 1907-8
Queen Isabeau- Pablo Picasso 1909
The Ford (The Flight)- Paul Gaugin 1901
The Prison Courtyard- Vincent Van Gogh 1890
Mirror Above a Washstand- Pierre Bonnard 1908
Interior- Edouard Vuillard 1904
Roman Bridge in Saint-Maurice - Jean Puy 1909
Pine-Tree at Saint Tropez- Paul Signac 1909
A Ball at the Paris Grand Opera - Jean-Louis Forain 1880
White Water Lilies- Claude Monet 1899
It is a fantastic collection of works,
and it's well promoted,
which results in my main beef with the Tokyo Metropolitan:
Although all the pieces were placed and hung well,
the lay-out of the museum is not a good one for crowd control.
That was a major drawback-
It was very difficult to get an unfettered view...
Till next time...
9:59 PM
Monday, November 07, 2005
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“Postcard From The Ledge”
Digital
I offer no explanations here,
I simply needed to make myself laugh...
My gig with Kei Shibata at the Tableaux Lounge
went well...
It's always a pleasure to work with Kei,
as he is a nice man as well as a great pianist.
I now have some free time to breathe in and out after a hectic
month.
I look forward to downshifting
until December...
Till next time...
10:51 PM
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Photo: Michio Yves Ueda
