An afternoon at the museum can change your perspective. When I lived in Manhattan it always seemed silly to me that people who grew up in the City took a perverse pride in never having visited the prominent landmarks. The Statue of Liberty off Battery Park , or the Cloisters in Fort Tryon , or many of the fascinating spots in between. God forbid they should be mistaken for a tourist!
Likewise, in Buffalo we too often suffer from a variation of the same malaise. We have an exceptional gallery of modern and contemporary art at our fingertips. Do we attend regularly? Maybe I should speak for myself…not enough. Living and working out in the ‘burbs it’s easy to take for granted the treasure at our doorstep. ‘
An Afternoon at the Museum
The Albright Knox Art Gallery in Delaware Park is exciting and alive with provocative new acquisitions. It hosts an enthralling exhibition that will be in Buffalo until June 28th. Jennifer Steinkamp’s installations fit the Gallery’s rooms like a glove, and they bring an entirely new perspective to the spaces. One of my favorites was the The Wreck of the Dumaru. If you happen to be in LA, Steinkamp has a piece in The Getty’s California Video exhibition until June 8th.
Venture out of whatever limits you find yourself in . Confront the limit of ‘not-enough-time’, the limit of ‘but-I-live-in-the-suburbs’, or the limit of ‘you-call-that-art?’ By exploring outside our comfort zone we find unlimited rewards!
