Dang! How cool is that?!
This morning, on Yahoo! News is an article with, as said above, "The World's Most Beautiful Buildings" and lo and behold, our own Nelson-Atkins Art Museum's Bloch Gallery of Contemporary Art!
Right behind Mont St. Michel, in the South of France.
This is what they have to say about it:
This is what they have to say about it:
Unlike many modern additions to historic museums, Steven Holl’s 21st-century companion doesn’t overwhelm the 1933 Beaux Arts original. His string of iridescent frosted-glass boxes pop out of the grassy lawn—they are absolutely magical at dusk when they begin to glow—and filter sunlight into a series of dramatic underground galleries.
Special Attraction: Check out the Noguchi Sculpture Court, a minimalist space created by the famed Japanese-American artist that cleverly blurs the line between indoors and out.
Yeehaw!
Not a total cowtown, eh?
Now, for the 90% of the people in the metropolitan area who haven't been over there yet to see it, get off your sofa and check it out, now that you know it's "legit".
Additionally, let me make a recommendation to you on it. That is, go into the Bloch Gallery straight from outside--don't go in through the main, older gallery. Go check it out, look around and enjoy. Then, once back at the main lobby, THEN go into the original Nelson; go up the stairs and enjoy that entrance. Walk slowly, taking it all in, past the lion sculpture, etc. Then, on your left, as you're walking through, look into the adjacent room, at an angle, and see the St. John the Baptist piece by Caravaggio. Not only is the work itself magnificent but the placing of it here, where they have it, is very nearly breathtaking.
Now let's wait until November, when we get our 2nd extremely cool architectural wonder, when the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts opens. More great headlines for our burg.
Additionally, let me make a recommendation to you on it. That is, go into the Bloch Gallery straight from outside--don't go in through the main, older gallery. Go check it out, look around and enjoy. Then, once back at the main lobby, THEN go into the original Nelson; go up the stairs and enjoy that entrance. Walk slowly, taking it all in, past the lion sculpture, etc. Then, on your left, as you're walking through, look into the adjacent room, at an angle, and see the St. John the Baptist piece by Caravaggio. Not only is the work itself magnificent but the placing of it here, where they have it, is very nearly breathtaking.
Now let's wait until November, when we get our 2nd extremely cool architectural wonder, when the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts opens. More great headlines for our burg.
Have a great weekend, y'all.
Links: http://travel.yahoo.com/p-interests-38095356
http://www.nelson-atkins.org/
http://www.nelson-atkins.org/art/CollectionDatabase.cfm?id=1130&theme=euro
http://blog.ericbowersphoto.com/2011/03/brandmeyer-great-hall-at-the-kauffman-center-under-construction/
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment