Create – Page 37 – Journeys 3.1

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.

Visited Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House, self-described cornerstone of modern architecture. Nothing modest here.

Walked into architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s idea: the Farnsworth House, near Plano, Illinois.

Cycled to a business meeting with Allina Health in a repurposed Sears department store.

3 concerts in 5 days. Tonight, concert #3: Cassandra Wilson at Dakota Jazz Club, Minneapolis.

3 concerts in 5 days. Today, concert #2: Cantus vocal ensemble at St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, Minneapolis.

Looked at Edward Hopper’s paintings alongside the sketches he produced during the creative process. Walker Art Center.

Art hike, day 2, including extraordinary underground Chichu Museum: removing boundaries between art and architecture.

Inland Sea from my room at Benesse House Art Museum on Naoshima Island. Walked miles viewing art inside and outside.

Monday plan: Naoshima “art island” Inspired by a post at tofugu.com about staying in an “art site” with hotel rooms.