I love seeking out the little-known, quirky gems of a city. The Museum of Geometric and MADI Art was a recent destination. As you drive up, we triple-checked the address, because it looked like a standard 1980s office building. But then we spot the vertical sign and art installations on the plaza. As you walk […]
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Portals of Palm Springs
Art museums will always be at the top of my travel itinerary… and Palm Springs was no exception! The Palm Springs Art Museum surprised with its variety: Western art paired with mid-century furnishings, Native American weavings and Warhol, and Mesoamerican artifacts next to contemporary photography. The building’s layout encourages exploration but also has a time […]
Communal Intimacy: Fusebox Festival 2018
All my worlds, personal, professional, and volunteer, conspired this weekend to support one theme: communal intimacy. Seems an oxymoron, right? Or at least some relationship type that keeps showing up on Tinder, despite you always swiping left? But alas, it was the work of the brilliant Fusebox Festival, an annual festival of ideas, thought-provoking performances, […]
Artsy Houston: Part 2
The Houston trip wasn’t complete until we made one last stop… the Yayoi Kasuma exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH). As we walked up, we saw that MANY folks had the same idea… we splurged on a fast pass and got a 2:15 time slot. We were in! And it left time to […]
Artsy Houston: Part 1
When it’s summer in Texas, your first thought might not be: “Oh, we should visit Houston” since it tends to be humid and quite warm. But we made the trek from Austin, and a perfect weekend commenced. First up: The Menil Ancient Greek and Roman, African, modern and contemporary, outsider, and surrealist… it was a romp through art […]