tourist in my home town: the nasher sculpture garden
For my first adventure in exploring Dallas, my mom, StepBob and I spent an afternoon at the Nasher Sculpture Garden. I knew that my friend Laura is a member, and always, in the back of my mind wondered why exactly one would want a membership to such a place. It’s not like the exhibits are constantly changing or there are dinosaurs or something (the main two reasons, in my book, for museums to exist). But now I understand.
It’s a piece of heaven in the middle of a bustling city. The art itself is really pretty impressive (Henry Moore, Matisse, Picasso, Miro - whom I capital-L-Love for being such a whimsical weirdo), but it’s further delight is that we’d been there over an hour before I heard even a whisper of traffic.
Anyway, here are some photos for your perusement (new word: perusal/amusement hybrid. Use it in a sentence today).
Hey Fish, Love your blog(s).
Speaking of being a tourist in your home town, I just read that John Lennon’s piano is currently randomly (and temporarily) located in a mall in Dallas. I don’t know anyone IRL in Dallas, so thought I’d share with you:
“While walking through Dallas’ NorthPark Mall, a place of high fashion, modern art, and exquisite landscaping, Senior Photographer Art Meripol and I came upon a real surprise: John Lennon’s Steinway upright, the one where his peace anthem “Imagine” came to life.”
Via Southern Living magazine’s On The Road blog. Read more here: http://talesfromtheroad.southernliving.com/tales_from_the_road/2008/05/imagine-john-le.html
Yeah, it’s right in front of the movie theater. It’s been there for a while now and I hadn’t really given much thought to its significance. I mean, who expects to see something like that at the mall?