Personal posts
Posts on architecture, obsessions, photography, poems, visits to art exhibits, essays, family, and or things about me organized under art, home, and work.
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Magritte and Hart
Black hair can be seen as no— thing— a hidden state, a way to be incognito in your neigh— borhood, in light of orange. Magritte understood. —5/29/2018, SFMOMA
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Restoration of Large-Scale Cityscape Wheatpaste Installation near Saint Alfred on Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago
Last month I was walking one morning on a usual path and encountered a new work of art. It’s rare to see such a large-scale, single-theme piece. A street scene with Vespa, two garbage cans, two people, a bicycle, and graffiti and sticker-covered walls. It doesn’t appear to be signed, although my guess is that…
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Anatomy of a Lacrosse Goal, May 2018
Lots about taking pictures is placement. Last night I was placed at the top of the stands at Caleb’s lacrosse game shooting spectators and train cars. Then I saw a play unfold, pushed the button at the right times, and ended up seeing something transcendent for me as a parent. Here it is on Twitter,…
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Let’s Talk About Prom Pics for a Minute
OK let’s talk about prom pics for a minute. I have teenagers, and a camera, so I have taken more than a few prom pictures in my life. Here’s 2016 and some from last year. I took some pics today, at @cantignypark, which is a fave spot for my kids’ high school. It works because it…
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Honolulu Modern Architecture is Lit
I recently went to Honolulu. As is my endless wont when visiting new places, I walked around in near a boutique hotel to see if I could find interesting buildings, pick up Japanese stationery, and otherwise look around. Here’s some things I saw. Ala Moana Park Entrance One of my great joys in travel is when…