We were up in the chill morning and over the bridge
to Brian Gross, where the Leo Valledors were better than any of the ones we later saw
[above, L. Fleming and Leo; below Greg with L. Fleming herself among the Valledors
and her maquettes]
at SFMOMA, then drove downtown to the
Mission Street Garage
and went immediately to lunch
at the fifth floor restaurant [FAR more satisfying than that twee ground floor thing]
before circuiting
through a not entirely overwhelming selection of Mr Rauschenberg’s lifetime of works.
We then investigated the reinstalled of the “contemporary” galleries
[Mr. Bell [above] and Mr. Rosenquist
Mr. Bischoff
Mr. Kline and, below, Ms. Mitchell
a Beckmann and a Bechtle
Sandy Calder…]
and hung out in the coffee bar watching videos of various photographers in lieu of their works
which were unavailable as the entire third floor was closed for installation[s].
The day ended in my old Haight Ashbury neighborhood with my former landlord D. Rumsey
and his amazing wife for a nice early dinner at Zazie before returning east across the bridges, going [back to] to the dogs.
Tuesday was when all this happened.
Such a treat to go to the museums with you both.
The contrast between “The City” and Wall Springs is amazing, great shots. (And Bechtle, I haven’t seen his art in years.)
I was happy to see the Bechtle up, too. He continues to thrive, however below the local radar…there are a couple of books out there by now, too.
Your eye for painting(s) is absolutely positively (pretty much) impeccable.
(Mitchell, Beckmann, Bell n Quist)
Thanks for the virtual museum tour! Zazie looks like a great addition to the neighborhood!
I agree with Sibyl, I enjoy your museum visits. I took a friend to the Bruce Conner exhibit last year and we tried to eat lunch at the “twee” spot you mentioned. I say “tried” because we were both hungry and the tiny, but admittedly delectable servings that cost big bucks hardly satisfied our appetites….I think I paid $12 for some lettuce (artisan of course) on some equally artisan bread….that was it!!