The Farnsworth House A Glass House in Illinois Completed in 1951, the Farnsworth House, near Plano, Illinois, is widely regarded as one of the major architectural achievements of the twentieth century. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe took his belief that “less is more” almost to the limit by designing a steel-framed, glass-walled box. The box floats…… Continue reading Glass Houses and Buried Museums
Category: Arts
Glass Houses and Buried Museums
Wrote about glass houses and buried museums.
The Second City
Enjoying beer waiting for Chicago’s The Second City to start. Improv’s holy of holies. The beer will help me to ROFL.
Tonight: Cassandra Wilson
3 concerts in 5 days. Tonight, concert #3: Cassandra Wilson at Dakota Jazz Club, Minneapolis.
A Cluster of Concerts
3 concerts in 5 days. Today, concert #2: Cantus vocal ensemble at St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, Minneapolis.
Creative Process
Looked at Edward Hopper’s paintings alongside the sketches he produced during the creative process. Walker Art Center.
Chichu Museum
Art hike, day 2, including extraordinary underground Chichu Museum: removing boundaries between art and architecture.
Benesse House
Inland Sea from my room at Benesse House Art Museum on Naoshima Island. Walked miles viewing art inside and outside.
Art Island
Monday plan: Naoshima “art island” Inspired by a post at tofugu.com about staying in an “art site” with hotel rooms.
Organ Recital
This afternoon, walked to St. Mark’s Cathedral for an organ recital: guest organist from UK played the rebuilt organ.