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Modern Art

Postcard from the swings

This is a little departure from my regular "postcard" posts, but, alas, my external hard drive is broken (with, you know, all of my photos since 2009--don't even offer any insight on the importance of backing things up as I assure I have already...
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A bit of fresh air and a garden of art

A mere nap ride on the bus, and I was suddenly surrounded by the sound of cicadas instead of waves and I was breathing in the smell of trees instead of salt water. St-Paul-de-Vence is only about an hour away from Nice on line 400 bus (and only 1...
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Modern art, right next door

Even though I think I’ve been fairly good about playing tourist while living the expat life, I’m embarrassed to say that it took me three months to check out the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nice—and it is literally right next door to my...
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Modern art, feminism and theme parks in Paris

Ever since a high school philosophy class field trip to the SFMOMA, I’ve been intrigued by modern art. Our class visited the SFMOMA and the Legion of Honor museum with one task: find the most beautiful and least beautiful pieces in both. Yet beauty...
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It’s never too late to start an art movement

Good news, everyone. It is still totally possible that I could become a world-famous painter and create a style that rocks the art world. OK, maybe not--anyone who has seen my crafting attempts knows that my "style" is just messy. But I was still...
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