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02.18.08
Because I work in a museum, it’s often difficult for me to go to a museum for fun, even when there’s a show that I want to see. But I’ve been thinking lately that it’s been so long since I’ve taken Otis with me to a museum, and feeling a little anxious that he wasn’t getting enough exposure to art, and to museums, which are such a big part of my life. So last Monday, when Otis stayed home from Grandma R’s house, we had a rare playdate together - first to Tartine for croissants, and then to the SFMoma for the Olafur Eliasson exhibit. I was a little concerned before we got there, because Otis kept asking, “Are we going home now? Where are we going? Why? What’s art? THEN are we going home?” But it turned out to be a fantastic date. The Eliasson exhibit is such a perfect introduction to museums for small kids because it is so experiential, and it was so rewarding to see him get excited and have fun. I think it can be challenging to pick a good exhibit for small kids to explore (other special exhibits were of black and white photography, which would’ve bored him to tears) but we really enjoyed this show. If you happen to be local and are looking for something to do, the show’s up through Sunday.
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Sam | 02.18.08 at 5.19 pm
It sounds like a lovely date with your boy. And an elegant, spare, yet somehow happy collage. Nicely done all around!
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Esti | 02.19.08 at 9.38 am
I live close to the Bilbao Guggenheim Museum and I take my two little girls for a walk inside as soon as it’s raining. They have children activities and workshops, which helps, but also they are getting used to have fun looking at art (they like Serra’s scultures best) and behave at the same time (although it’s hard to accomplish sometimes…) But I’m sure it’s worth evry minute, and I don’t mean to sound too snob for that!
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lisa s | 02.19.08 at 2.58 pm
oh yes… that would be a perfect show for a kid…. did he like the mirrored window?
i love this collage btw….
[and what museum do you work at?]
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Dr. Pugawug | 02.22.08 at 11.06 pm
Puga enjoyed that show too, although she nicked her pinky on a sharp corner of the mirrored sculpture, and was afraid of the dark rooms (so, I guess it pays to have band-aids and a flashlight in the diaper bag?).
We saw it back in December, on the same day as the Joseph Cornell retrospective. She wasn’t engaged by the intricate little boxes in the Cornell show at all, to my surprise. Then I realized that the boxes were all hung at adult eye level, and she couldn’t appreciate the art without being held up. With the Eliasson show, there was so much to see as she walked around independently. So from here on out, I’ll be looking for installations and large-scale works, not precious little boxes hung 5′ up!