Ciao Maurizio

After reading many reviews (pro and con), I went to see the Maurizio Cattelan exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum to form my own opinion about this controversial exhibition.  Titled "All" the exhibition was designed to include 130 works dating from the late 1980s through the present serving as the artist's first comprehensive retrospective and his last.  Now for the controversial part; all 130 works were hung from the skylight of the Guggenheim.  It was designed as a farewell to the artworld and was one of the most unique uses of the architecture of the Guggenheim ever.  I'll admit that I wasn't exactly a maven or fan of his work before I saw the show but I went with an open mind and came out of the museum not only a fan but sad that I didn't discover him so much earlier.

If you are hungry for more (as Anthony Bourdain would say), go to iTunes and download the fantastic, award-winning app about the exhibition, narrated by John Waters.

Once a Year Miracle - Christmas in New York

You can't help but experience an inspiring outpouring of creativity when you are in New York during the Christmas holiday. Here are some shots of the amazing store windows on Fifth Avenue and 57th Street. Seems like the animal kingdom was the theme for 2011.

The Future was Now

Today I visited the PST exhibition at LACMA, "California Design, 1930-1965, Living in a Modern Way." I thought it was a terrific show and one of my favorites from the entire PST initiative. It had very interesting objects, beautifully installed and reminded me of my childhood. We moved to California in 1965 and we truly felt that the future was just waiting for us, quite the contrast to the show at the Hammer focusing on the African-American artists of the day.  Personal note: seeing the Barbie doll and house really took me back as I had the same exact house.