Agnes

On the very last day of the Agnes Martin exhibition at the Guggenheim, I raced over faster than I could finish my morning cup of coffee. It was one of those things I kept putting off or saying oh I'll see it next week, and then next week, and then next week... and suddenly it was the last day. Her work makes me feel a sense of calm, yet imagining how she created some of her more intensive and larger grids makes my head spin.







I didn't take that many photos of the artwork because I couldn't do them justice and I couldn't convey the feeling Martin would want her viewers to have, which is to "have the same feelings they experience when they look at a landscape.... It's really about the feeling of beauty and freedom that you experience in a landscape."

ft. Protagonist suit (not available yet, but in searching for other windowpane pieces, I came across this linen top that is so Agnes Martin and would be quite lovely for summer) // Maryam Nassir Zadeh pumps // Cartier LOVE bracelets // Still House ring

At the Clark Art Institute

While at the Villa at Saugerties, I made a trip up to the Clark Art Institute, a place I've wanted to visit for a long time now. Like Dia:Beacon, it's a beautiful getaway from the hustle of the city. Though I much prefer the actual art at Dia:Beacon, I could have spent hours just on the grounds at the Clark Art.

Outfit details:
COS x Agnes Martin top / Everlane skirt / Gucci pumps

Dia:Beacon Revisited

You may remember my first Dia:Beacon post from about a year ago. A second visit this past weekend proved to be just as inspiring, if not more so. The "green room" by Dan Flavin (actually called untitled (to you, Heiner, with admiration and affection)) was the strangest alternate reality in that your brain is so overloaded with green that it tricks you into seeing purple. There's a window in that room and when I looked outside after my eyes adjusted, the trees, sky, and grass appeared purple. Crazy. I continue to admire the work of Agnes Martin, Fred Sandback, Sol LeWitt, Robert Ryman, Blinky Palermo, and Richard Serra (works pictured below).

Wearing //
Tank - T by Alexander Wang (but have you seen the new luxe drape collection from Everlane? Hello, this is a great dupe for a fraction of the price.)
Jeans - AG
Flats - Tabitha Simmons (velvet version)
Straw bag - Doen

A Denmark must-visit

I'm not sure when the switch flipped and I started immensely caring about visiting modern art museums in each of the cities I traveled to (or maybe I'm just getting old), but it's something I really enjoy now. I'll gladly go a bit out of the way or out of the main city to spend half a day at a museum. And the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art isn't even that out of the way – just a quick train ride from Copenhagen and a pleasant walk from the station will get you there. I actually didn't get that many photos here because it was a bit of sensory overload – way too many amazing pieces to even attempt to photograph them all. The grounds are inspiring just to be on, and on a clear day, you can see Sweden across the water. Plus you can have a little picnic under a Calder. Dreamy, ain't it?

Wearing //
Jeans - Acne (30% off - these run 2 sizes small!)
Top - Everlane (sucker for any 'Blush' colored things)
Bag - Gucci (as if my penchant or obsession with green and blush weren't apparent enough)
Sneakers - Common Projects (though mine are the 'warm white' color)

I also wanted to mention that my friends at Journy are giving away an incredible Mexico City trip focused on food and design. Monday (7/11) is the last day to enter, so I would get on that if I were you!

Ordrupgaard

The amount of photos getting slowly buried in my archives is giving me serious anxiety. So I'm trying to do something about it, starting with a few photos from a visit to Ordrupgaard, an art museum just outside of Copenhagen. I'd highly recommend a visit, because this is also where Finn Juhl's house is (!!). You can see a selection of my photos from the house on Cereal's online journal. Note that the Finn Juhl house is only open on weekends and holidays. I think I enjoyed the grounds around the museum and sculpture garden – which features works from one of my favorite artists, Jeppe Hein – a bit more than the museum exhibitions themselves, but it's completely still worth a visit. The Zaha Hadid portion of the building was added in 2005 and is quite a stark contrast to the original structure (both are beautiful though).

Wearing //
Jeans - Acne (literally my favorite pair in rotation right now)
Top - Elizabeth Suzann
Sunglasses - Self-Portrait x Le Specs
Sandals - Maryam Nassir Zadeh (exact pair! It was so hard to find these last year.)
Bag - Celine (in a killer blue)

Dia:Beacon

I can't believe it's taken me this long to visit Dia:Beacon up in Beacon, NY, which is just a 90 minute drive or train ride away from Grand Central. I know this sounds cheesy, but the visit really felt good for the soul. I had always seen others' photos of Richard Serra's Torqued Ellipses but there is nothing like seeing them in person. And watching the light move through the room was endlessly inspiring. Oh god, and the Agnes Martin rooms – I could camp out in those all day with a book and feel perfectly content.

Other highlights for me were seeing Sol LeWitt's work up close (truly entrancing, the detail) and Michael Heizer's North, East, South, West. There was a lot I didn't even attempt to photograph, because it's hard to do the works justice. I encourage you to visit yourself, but here's a little glimpse of my visit.

For the curious, outfit details (I was attempting to channel some chic French woman, but alas my height may prevent me from succeeding):
Everlane Mockneck – I can't wait to wear this with EVERYTHING this Fall. I got it in nude as well and will likely be living in these two pieces for the cooler weather.
Acne Row Jeans – There's a really nice weight to these and they almost make me feel like I'm wearing a great pair of vintage Levis.
Hermes Flats – Sigh, these are still my all-time favorite pair of flats, but I'm wearing the pointed tips down from all the walking I do in them. This is not a bad similar pair.

And I recently picked up the Fuji Instax Classic, because hell, it's just fun. I love having little polaroid memories of outings now.

Museo del Novecento

On my last day in Milan, I managed to squeeze in a short visit to the Museo del Novecento, a modern and contemporary art museum near the Duomo. Then I regretted having only such a short time to spend there. But alas, I had a flight to catch. I tried to take in as much as I could and shoot all the pieces that inspired me (only a few are pictured below). I really feel that there's nothing quite like a walk through an art museum to get the creative juices flowing again.