do you want me to start share with you trendy things? Well, I have the first. I tell you: this week I was going around the networks looking for plans and I found this exhibition gem: Georgia O'Keefe, premiere on April 20 at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum.
It is an exhibition that I really want and I thought I had to share with you the New York plan that I am going to organize for that day without leaving Madrid. In addition, this complete New York day that we are going to mark, is perfect with any company, both to visit it alone, as well as accompanied by friends or a partner.
The main thing, of course, will be to see O'Keefe's work up close, connect with his vision of new york (a city to which I have declared my eternal love) and admire its famous flowers up close.
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Georgia O'Keefe, modernity and provocation
If you read what advances the page of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, the truth is that you know little. tells you that we will see about 80 selected works for a comprehensive tour of O'Keefe's artistic career.
That's a thumbs up, because it will include all the stages. So we will not miss the beginnings of abstraction, the urban landscapes of New York, the famous flowers or the paintings of New Mexico. The exhibition promises a complete journey.
But about Georgia O'Keefe there are a few more things that It is interesting to know and what I am going to tell you.
Fact XNUMX: Georgia O'Keefe was born in an environment light years away from the noise of the metropolis which he would later paint, in rural Wisconsin in 1887.
Journey to the heart of modernism and Art Deco
How do you get from a farm in a place called Sun Prairie to being the “mother of American modernism”?
Perhaps because at the age of 10 he already knew that he was going to dedicate himself to painting. And then with a solid artistic training, that started at the Art Institute of Chicago and never ended. She married photographer Alfred Stieglitz, who supported her early in her career and with whom she had a somewhat turbulent relationship.
Of all its stages, its famous flowers are well known. Huge canvases of curved strokes, bright solid colors, and one of the great contributions to the art of the XNUMXth century.
What's so special about them? Among other things, the (much debated) sexual connotation of these canvases. Many interpret that the sinuous shapes of the petals are a clear representation of the female sexual organs.
It seems that she never admitted it, she always said that she wanted to paint big flowers simply because they were so small that their beauty was not appreciated.
If it's one or the other, it's something you can try to find out when you visit the exhibition.
And if you love New York, you'll enjoy its fabulous illuminated skyscrapers, contrasting with the night sky of the city. Realize this: it's the roaring 20's, before the big crash, and O'Keefe is there to paint the modernity of that great city.
There is no doubt that his painting revolutionized the art of the XNUMXth century and that is why Today we want to see her works and learn more about her.
Do we regain strength? I think the day deserves a good New York meal
After a morning at the museum, I think it will be necessary to eat something, and after seeing the skyscrapers of NY (I don't know about you), what my body asks of me is a plate of those that come out of the photo.
So I'll get going in the direction of Taxi to Manhattan, which in addition to good hamburgers, promises "neighborhood" flavors. We talk about Brooklyn, Soho, Nolita, China Town and Little Italy. It's worth a try.
If you walk to Sol from the museum, you can take the metro to Nuevos Ministerios. are waiting for you with hamburgers prepared with quality meat and artisan bread (in addition to many extras and a good dose of love in the preparation).
While you wait, I I wouldn't miss the goat cheese lollipops. With guava, battered with crunchy cereals and tomato jam. Do you find it tempting? Well, there she left it.
Our Central Park in Madrid
Central Park is a bit far to think about stretching your legs a bit after eating, but in Madrid we don't complain: we will always have El Retiro.
The best plan after eating is to have a good glass of coffee to go and take it quietly taking a good walk. The park has many interesting corners, but I will tell you my favorite: coming to see the pond is something that always leaves me new.
Shopping at the second hand market
For end our New York day, Can you think of a better way than to go shopping?
I have yet to visit Malasaña (my personal Chelsea Market) a place where you can find unique clothes.
This is The Industry, and if we're lucky, we will go home with some vintage cult piece. Is this Yves Saint Laurent trench coat still around?
I'm already watching it with my Iris Mystic and my aries necklace.
I already anticipate that it will be an intense day, as always when I allow myself to be absorbed by other creative universes, so I want feel comfortable wearing something casual with a touch of color. As the weather forecast for the 20th is regular, what do you think of this outfit with a red beret? I love the color contrast.
I will also tell you that The order of the factors does not alter the product. Instead of starting your day at the museum, you can start it with breakfast at El Retiro, stocking your wardrobe at La Industria and leave your visit to the O'Keefe exhibition with New York dinner included for the afternoon.
Tell me what you think of my New York plan in Madrid. You sign up?