Comments on Falling and Looking

Sorry, I have a touch of vertigo.

I saw this exhibit at the Art Institute in Chicago and it was eerie and beautiful. I'd go tonight if it weren't for the sick baby who needs me.

Sorry to be nitpicky jen, but the Fall of Icarus is thought to be AFTER Bruegel, see jstor here: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1506730?seq=5
Page 13 says "...It is almost impossible for this painting to be attributed to Bruegel the Elder, who died in 1659. Furthermore, the resuts show that the painting was probably produced before the second halfof the seventeenth century."

The museum website says (translated by google from french) "We doubt that the execution is by Pieter Bruegel but we design against him is attributed with certainty. Another version of this work is in the collection Van Buuren also in Brussels."

Thanks for posting, Jen - lecture tickets will be available at the door - plus students with valid ID can get rush tickets for $5!

Thanks for posting, Jen - lecture tickets will be available at the door - plus students with valid ID can get rush tickets for $5 after 7PM! Also - The exhibition will be open one hour before, and after, the talk.

Thanks for posting, Jen! Lecture tickets will be available at the door - plus students with valid ID can get rush tickets for $5 after 7PM! Also - The exhibition will be open one hour before, and after, the talk.

Aw, man. I have no idea why that happened and why I can't make it stop.

Wish I had heard about this earlier: it's 7:43.

Like #2, I had the chance to see this exhibit last ear at the Art Institute. I recommend viewing with some headphones pumping Mono or Explosions in the Sky.