Art + Inspiration
Tap Dancing and a Deco Train Terminal
Hey pals — on this final Saturday in May, I’m feeling the buzz of approaching summer. Just took my evening walk up our country road and the woods are thick in the aftermath of all the rain. Really happy to be close to nature right now—very restorative. As I hope the bits below will prove to be. — Enjoy!
When he was fifteen years old, Savion Glover appeared on a PBS special about Tap Dancing, with Gregory Hines and many other greats. He reflects on that and more here.
When first displayed in a NYC shop window, the Cone Chair caused traffic jams and had to be removed to another part of the store for the public’s safety. The power of Danish Modernism!
Cone Chair, 1958, Verner Panton (photog unknown) The Garden Museum's latest exhibition is a survey of the horticultural journey of Cecil Beaton featuring paintings, photographs, letters, diaries, sketches, costumes and set designs.
How about some Bobbie Gentry performing Fancy?
Olana Light is a sculptor, and conceptual and performance artist — here’s a short video of a piece she made using nearly 500 dandelions.
Uncanny is now on view at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in DC. From the website: “Ghostly or fantastical figures, disquieting places, and enigmatic images subvert patriarchal traditions in Uncanny.” Features a great line up of artists.
William R. Robertson is a Kansas City, MO artist who makes extraordinary miniatures.
Wow! The cast of Buena Vista Social Club on Tiny Desk.
One man and his log cabins on display at a Swedish museum.
Takashi Murakami’s JAPONISME is on view now at Gagosian in NYC. He talked to ArtNews about the show and his influences.
Thanks for tuning in — I hope you come across something beautiful in your world this weekend. Oh, and thanks for the many comments and likes — so sweet, and they help with my reach! XOChris
Great list, and adore the BV Social Club tiny desk!
Stellar list today! Really love that “Fancy” performance!