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I'm very excited to see the Edward Hopper exhibit that opened at the Museum of Fine Arts yesterday.
We've been MFA members for a number of years, and I'd say the special exhibits definitely have their ups and downs. Exhibits like this one and the inevitable and recurring Monet exhibits are clearly aimed at packing the place with the general public. Sometimes they get it right and the big draw shows are also good shows -- I really liked the John Singer Sargent show a couple of years ago -- but other times the pandering is just too much (hint: if it involved Monet or some other impressionist, it's skippable). I was very disappointed in an Egyptian show they had a couple of years ago, and they had an exhibit of women's clothing that was equally lackluster. But then some of the smaller shows can be really good; I especially liked the Art Deco show and the guitar show. Still, the best thing I have ever seen at the MFA was the traveling exhibit from the Victoria & Albert Museum eight or nine years ago.
Unlike most little kids, Charlotte is actually pretty good about going to art museums. She likes the MFA, as long as she doesn't have to look at the mummies. I think she will probably like this show, too.
I really enjoy Hopper's work - it would be nice to see it "up close and personal" rather than prints, posters, and digital images.
Posted by Tony [URL] at 05/ 7/07
The MFA has a few Hopper pieces on its own, which we always enjoy.
"Nighthawks" and several others are from the Art Institute of Chicago. The most glaring sin in all my Chicago years was to never go to the Art Institute.
Posted by Brian [URL] at 05/ 7/07
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