I Could Live Here
I spent my afternoon at the Met today. The special exhibition wasn't keeping my attention, so much so that I was considering making a run for the exit. Luckily, as I started scooting around all the grannies (seriously, so many sweet old ladies today!), a painting stopped me in my tracks. I couldn't place it at first, but it looked so familiar, I couldn't walk away until I did.
You see, this piece lives in the Musee d'Orsay. I had last seen it in person maybe, ten years ago? The image had stayed with me all these years. There was something about the woman's facelessness, about the wind pulling on her white dress, and the lightness that surrounded her. Do you ever see something and then suddenly feel like you haven't breathed in a while, but don't realize it until that very moment? And then you start breathing? That's what seeing this painting again did for me. I inhaled slowly. And then I smiled. It felt good to reconnect after all this time, even if we were an ocean away from where we first met so long ago.
On my walk home, some good news arrived in my news feed. The Met had announced earlier in the day that they will open seven days a week starting in July. This is big, people. Huge, for me at least. Now when I have a rare weekday off, the Met will always be an option. What a wonderful gift to the public.
The Met {+}. NYC.
2:08 pm. Today.
Seven days a week, if anything this gives me more reason to hit up that side of town. I've had it in my head that one summer I wanted to spend most of my week at the Met, just practicing drawing. This could be the catalyst for that? Anyways, I'm glad you had such a good time there! xx
ReplyDeleteAn entire week at the Met sounds amazing. Do it, do it, do it!
DeleteWhen I was living in New York, I always wanted to spend a day at the Met, just wandering around. Working and living in Brooklyn, though, meant that it didn't happen on the weekdays and I was usually too tired to go there on the weekends (except once or twice to see a special exhibit there). I'm jealous that they're open 7 days a week now. And that you live close by! Here in Montreal, not only do the exhibits usually suck, but the museums close at 5 pm on the weekends! What's up with that?
ReplyDeleteThere is only one solution that comes to mind: escape Canada's great shortage of museums and MOVE BACK HERE! I'm just sayin'.
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