Posts Tagged ‘Minneapolis Institute of Arts’
MIA for two hours
I used to spend entire days at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts when I was a freelancer. Not only did the museum offer free Wi-Fi, it was also usually quiet as a tomb. Plus, there was something so inspiring about gazing at those priceless paintings as I looked for just the right word. So this […]
Filed under: Minnesota, On being creative, Photography, Psychology, Writing | 5 Comments
Tags: André Kertész, Chuck Close, MIA, Minneapolis Institute of Arts
This is one in a series of occasional posts about life with a brain tumor. If you’re new to HeatherBlog, you can get the back-story here. Today I had my much-dreaded/much-anticipated follow-up MRI. Although I’d been pretty anxious over the past few days, this morning I woke up feeling surprisingly relaxed. “Just keep your eyes […]
Filed under: Brain tumor, Friends and family | 2 Comments
Tags: astrocytoma, Brain tumor, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MRI
What makes a masterpiece?
That’s the intriguing question I pondered all afternoon. A colleague and I went to see The Louvre and the Masterpiece at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts today. The exhibit was mounted by several curators from the Louvre, with the stated goal of exploring “why some artworks are masterpieces, while others are runners-up.” I found that […]
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Tags: da Vinci, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, The Louvre and the Masterpiece, Vermeer
