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Monday, December 1, 2008

Visual Art Updates

Posted by Jen Graves on Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 4:06 PM

Silent Chaos: LA MOCA trustees can't get organized.

People's Choice: The Turner goes to Leckey. (Here he is at the moment of revelation.)

R.I.P.: The man (mostly) responsible for this:

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Seeing the Sydney Opera House up close is a breathtaking experience, easily comparable to Ste. Chappelle in Paris or York Minster. By far the most significant postwar building. As an urban icon it is unparalleled; it's more instantly identifiable than the Eiffel Tower or the Statue of Liberty. It's a presence throughout the city, marking the most spectacular waterfront on earth. The building is one of the key elements in the usurpation of Melbourne as Australia's preeminent city. Utzon should be a Hero of Australia, or whatever their highest honor is.

Here's a picture I took of it against the stack of the QEII -- blurry, but a different perspective: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fnarf/13012…

Posted by Fnarf on December 1, 2008 at 4:16 PM

I agree with Fnarf. Oh, and Sydney has a monorail too, but when I was there (twice) I somehow never went on it. It's a very cool building, the Opera House, especially in the summer (our winter) sun.

Posted by Will in Seattle on December 1, 2008 at 4:32 PM

Sydney's monorail is a joke, it must be said. No one uses it; it's not a useful route. It's part of the never-ending yet impossible drive to get people to want to go to Darling Harbour, which is simply not an interesting place. It is cool, though, to see the line hugging the sides of buildings downtown: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fnarf/11971…

Posted by Fnarf on December 1, 2008 at 4:48 PM

Fnarf is right.

The Opera House rocks and the Monorail sucks.

I am lucky enough to face it from my office in North Sydney All I have to do is get up and walk abot 20 feet to gaze out of a window at it.

Posted by Malcolm in Sydney on December 1, 2008 at 4:58 PM

We did have a fun adventure on the monorail, when a non-English-speaking Chinese couple managed to leave their baby on the train -- the trains are totally unmanned, and the doors close surprisingly quickly. Somehow they managed to pantomime what had happened to the gate attendant, who called ahead and had someone fetch the baby off at the next stop; all they had to do was wait for the next train. So: bad for transit, good for drama.

I envy your office, Malcolm!

Posted by Fnarf on December 1, 2008 at 5:05 PM

I am so jealous of you right now Fnarf.

Posted by laterite on December 1, 2008 at 9:40 PM

And Malcolm.

Posted by laterite on December 1, 2008 at 9:44 PM