A Vist to the Art Institute with Kelly

Okay, St. Patrick's Day weekend rolled around-

& I, completely oblivious, planned a trip to the Art Institute

with my friend Kelly.  Kelly & I met in college,

where we were both art students.  So, the Art Institute

was the perfect environment to reconnect :0)

Now, back to St. Patrick's Day weekend...

Oh my goodness, the trains were packed with folks

in the most hilarious ensembles:

   

Green feather boas,

green bow ties with flashing LED lights, 

green tutus, 

green hats,

 pretty much green everything.   

  

On the train into the city, one guy decided it'd be a great

idea to pierce his ear

& on the way back the 'burbs, there was nearly a drunken brawl.

Oh brother.

After Kelly & I finally found each other-

we came in to different train stations...

we trekked down the museum and ran into

an impromptu street party with bucket drums 

as the entertainment-

So, that was pretty cool :0)

         

Traffic at the museum was actually pretty light for a Saturday,

another plus for visiting during a party weekend.

Can you believe I actually paid a dollar to "coat check"

my Vogue magazine?  I couldn't help it--that sucker was

heavy.  But, it makes excellent train-reading material -so,

it's perfectly justifiable, right?

Kelly & I had a blast posing with the art...

 

and snacking...

Kelly's good at getting discounts.

She got us a discount on this lovely cupcake. 

 

We stuck to the modern wing this time around.

For some weird reason, I was really obsessed with these

two pieces by Cy Twombly.

The First Part of the Return from Parnassus.  1961.

 

The Second Part of the Return from Parnassus.  1961.

Here's a couple of close-ups:

 

I always love Giacometti too.  He's one of my favorites.

Don't his figures look so lonely and sad?

We got to play a little photo game with

Human Nature/ Life Death

by Bruce Nauman, 1983.

I landed on HUMAN DEATH NATURE & 

Kelly landed on LIFE NATURE ANIMAL...

hmm....

You know me, I'm always on the lookout

 for chihuahuas, even in the art world...

 

 

There was a special Picassco exhibit there too.

I was fascinated by his handwriting.  Check it out. 

I imagine mad scientists write like this too :0)

All in all, a great visit,

I can't wait to do it again.

Thanks again Kelly, you're the coolest.