moma and momo

Katya is a little cherubim napping in my bed. I spent all morning working at Swallow on a clickable prototype for work for user testing in Ohio this week and then Katya and I rolled into MoMa at 3:45p, which was packed. We saw the current Claes Oldenburg exhibit. (He made the enormous pair of binoculars that became the building that Bagel works in now.) “He was looking at American consumer culture and finding New World romance,” Mr. Dine said. I was so excited about The Street and The Store exhibit that I bought a poster AND a postcard. Then we had dinner at Momo's Sushi Shack and now we will rest, eat cheesecake and drink whiskey.

I'm having a good time but feeling sad and I can't decide if it's stress about finding a third for the new apartment, a ton a ton of work stress, or the fact that Katya's visit makes me miss home.

Here's an equally moody and miserable song:

Claes Oldenburg’s audacious, witty, and profound depictions of everyday objects have earned him a reputation as one of the most important artists of the 20th century. This exhibition examines the beginnings of Oldenburg’s extraordinary career with an in-depth look at his first two major bodies of work: The Street (1960) and The Store (1961–64). During this intensely productive period Oldenburg redefined the relationship between painting and sculpture and between subject and form. The Street comprises objects made from cardboard, burlap, and newspaper that together create an immersive panorama of a gritty and bustling city. The Store features brightly painted sculptures and sculptural reliefs shaped to evoke commercial products and comestibles. In The Store, cigarettes, lingerie, and hamburgers all become viable subjects for art.