It was nice to see the actual Marcel Duchamp “Fountain” although it didnt change its meaning or enlighten me anymore than just seeing it in photos.
These two were hung next to each other at the De Young. Above is Lisette Model (Reflections, NYC, Fifth Avenue circa 1940) and below is Lee Friedlander. They’re terrible images of them from my iphone. Amanda preferred the Friedlander and I definitely preferred the more flattened space in Model’s work.
This one below is from MOMA’s “Brought to Light: Photography and the invisible. 1840-1900” It began as a pretty interesting exhibit, but soon turned into a very technical and historic look at the use of capturing scientific information. Of course it’s interesting to look at the affect of photography on all aspects of life, and this exhibit was pretty thorough. The image below interested me because of its title is “Spark made from surface of the body of a prostitute – well washed.” by Jakob Ottonwitsch Von Narkiewitsch-Jodko. (Amazing name if nothing else)
I forgot to get the name of this artist at the De Young, but I just liked the construction of a mosque with bullets and weapons. Maybe it seems a little easy to get and not pushed as far as it could be, but the structure stood out among the rest.
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