The same day we went to the MET, we decided to knock out the art gallery visit as well. I went to”SALON ZURCHER: 100 WOMEN OF SPIRIT+, PART 3” off of Bleecker Street, which is a satellite fair of The Armory Show, and it was free which was a nice factor (the affordable art fair wasn’t looking so affordable). When we went, the only thing I could seriously focus on was how hot it was inside. The building. Mind you, it was raining all day and kinda chilly, so we were in pants and raincoats. But an, this building was an instant sauna. We didn’t last that long inside purely because of how hot it was, but there also wasn’t much artwork left, but what was was amazing.
This piece’s artists as actually in the building, and I got to speak with her. All of the pieces are herself as I am my most reliable model” she says. Even though each expression is identical, I think each portrait tells a different story. A bonus was that she was really nice and answered all of my questions.
This was another piece in the corner of the gallery that caught my eye. I love sculpture, so this was one that I immediately felt drawn to. I love the dynamic, almost moving nature of it, and I was sad I didn’t get to meet the artist like I did the others. The black and green contrast of living and dead also tells a story of life, and I think that’s so beautiful. I also can’t help but think ”ain’t no way I could make something like that”, because I was so in awe of how complicated it looked in person. I had a really fun trip this day between the MET, Midtown, and the gallery, so I’m glad it ended with something more niche and cool.
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