#art – Walk with Me, Too

Introduction

There is a gallery off the main drag at the Guggenheim which is displaying a variety of artists. You will find Picassos you had never expected.

The Jacob Lawrence was also a surprise to me. In fact, I had not seen his work before. Thanks, S, for sending me the link to Jacob Lawrence’s Great Migration: An American Story.

What’s in a name

My latest exploration-I was about to claim it as an encounter, but actually I hadn’t looked closely for some time. I pass by all the time, so I dropped the ball on this great mystery.

*They’ve* wiped out, cemented over the Alfredo’s. Why?

Now there’s a new mystery to solve.

What was Alfredo’s? I never found out. No one would answer that question.

Was the answer so dire as to deserve a wipe-out response?

Some of my cohort were promised a photo of a building named Alfredo’s. For the past 40 years, I have puzzled over the name plate on top of 1368 York. Wondered but never got satisfaction. Curiosity has carried me to flights of fancy and imaginative conclusions. Like SENECA, the name must have some significance. Mustn’t […]
I am keeping a promise

Art date footnotes

View this video with the artists, rafa esparza and Beatriz Cortez, to add dimension and dimensionality to their work.

The exhibition is compact and powerful. It is on display through May 17th at America’s Society, 680 Park [coincidentally on the corner of 68th Street].

Folksy

The Spanish psychiatrist Francesc Tosquelles exiled at a French asylum during WWII, where he deconstructed the experience of being institutionalized.

Tosquelles was a pioneer in his field.

His patients included Auguste Forestier, whose brut sculptures are very powerful.

The American Folk Art Museum has created a masterly exhibit as a testament to the denizens of Saint-Alban.

This exhibit closes Sunday, so visit soon if you can.

If you miss this one, there are always intriguing works of “self- taught” art displayed at 2 Lincoln Square. Exhibits are always free.