Took a day off to get some culture, beat the weekend crowds and exercise the shutter. Boston MFA had a showing of Ansel Adams, and I'd never been there, so a good excuse all around. Arrived early enough that they hadn't opened yet. My party took shelter in the entrance way from the bitter cold while I did some exterior work.
It's a gorgeous building, and beautiful art abounds immediately. This sculpture of Orpheus and Cerebrus overlooks the lobby.
Even the cafeteria has Modernist Industrial sensibilities. Note Adams' famous "Tetons and the Snake River" are prominently displayed. No photography was allowed in the traveling exhibits, so that's all the Ansel you'll see in this thread.
The galleries are beautiful and filled with work I knew and never heard of. I was just a bit dazed by the proximity of Van Gogh to Renoir and Cezanne.
Large skylights to appreciate the work clearly, and seating to contemplate and take in your surroundings.
Personal and Educational Tour groups were scattered about, taking apart the finer points of the artwork.
Just a couple of works that caught my eye: Juno, a modernist take on the Geisha Dress, and an elaborate dollhouse.
The large galleries were connected by sprawling corridors with artwork themes (Impressionist, Modernist, etc.) and it filled about four levels, book-ended by imposing stairs and landings. Overall, you can easily spend the day there and not see it all. I'll have to go back on a day when they have Performance Art in the halls, which should be really interesting. Thanks for looking!
It's a gorgeous building, and beautiful art abounds immediately. This sculpture of Orpheus and Cerebrus overlooks the lobby.
Even the cafeteria has Modernist Industrial sensibilities. Note Adams' famous "Tetons and the Snake River" are prominently displayed. No photography was allowed in the traveling exhibits, so that's all the Ansel you'll see in this thread.
The galleries are beautiful and filled with work I knew and never heard of. I was just a bit dazed by the proximity of Van Gogh to Renoir and Cezanne.
Large skylights to appreciate the work clearly, and seating to contemplate and take in your surroundings.
Personal and Educational Tour groups were scattered about, taking apart the finer points of the artwork.
Just a couple of works that caught my eye: Juno, a modernist take on the Geisha Dress, and an elaborate dollhouse.
The large galleries were connected by sprawling corridors with artwork themes (Impressionist, Modernist, etc.) and it filled about four levels, book-ended by imposing stairs and landings. Overall, you can easily spend the day there and not see it all. I'll have to go back on a day when they have Performance Art in the halls, which should be really interesting. Thanks for looking!
