The Museum Report

Some listings that might be of interest...well they interest me in any event and I plan on checking them out.

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Stephen Shore: American Surfaces
On display are 300 of his photos from his travels around the US in the 1970's, described as "a wry mockery of American life." Until 1/30/06

The MET
Vincent Van Gogh: The Drawings
First major American retrospective of his comparitively unknown drawings. Until 12/31
The Perfect Medium: Photography of the Occult
An exhibit of "spirit photography" which purports to catch the paranormal phenomenon. Until 12/31

Noguchi Museum
The Imagry of Chess Revisited
For the poindexter in all of us. Until 3/5/06

Museum of the City of New York (one of my favorites)
The Mythic City: Photogrpahs of New York by Samuel H. Gottscho
150 photos of NYC from the 20's-30's. Until 2/20/06
Still New York by Frederick Brosnen
18 Watercolors of cityscapes with vibrant colors. Don't know the close date