{"id":3910,"date":"2010-05-09T22:04:02","date_gmt":"2010-05-10T02:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/?p=3910"},"modified":"2010-05-09T22:04:02","modified_gmt":"2010-05-10T02:04:02","slug":"nothing-is-less-real-than-realism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/?p=3910","title":{"rendered":"“Nothing is less real than realism.”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As part of a Mother’s Day present, we spent the weekend in Washington, D.C., where the Phillips Collection<\/a> is hosting a special exhibit of Georgia O’Keefe’s artwork through May 10th. The title of this post is actually taken from a quote by O’Keefe, who wrote:<\/p>\n

Nothing is less real than realism — details are confusing. It is only by selection, by elimination, by emphasis that we get the real meaning of things. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

My mother is a fan of O’Keefe’s work, so my sister got purchased six tickets, with her husband and his mother joining us as well. (Of course, the museum didn’t actually check<\/i> our tickets when we entered the special exhibit, but that’s another story.)<\/p>\n

It was nice, even if it did mean we had to leave New York around 6:30 Saturday morning, and even if my mother isn’t feeling particularly great now, on Mother’s Day proper. (I’m hoping it’s just a stomach bug and a fleeting one at that.) We had a nice visit, and the weather was particularly pleasant all the time we were there. <\/p>\n

It’s surprisingly cold and windy in New York for this time of year, and I’m mostly just watching some television, like this week’s fun but silly episode of Doctor Who<\/i> (I’m worried they may be laying on the “big bad silence is coming” bit a little<\/i> too thick, but if nothing else Matt Smith continues to really amuse and impress me.) I actually did this week’s Sunday New York Times<\/i> crossword on my iPad in the car ride home — along with reading a fair amount of Kaleidotrope<\/i> slush — and if that alone isn’t a good enough reason to have bought one…well, okay, it’s probably not, but it is easily one of my favorite apps so far, enough that I purchased the year-long subscription.<\/p>\n

Anyway, it’s back to work tomorrow. I fear I managed to make this weekend sound less interesting than it was, but it’s been a long one, with a long car ride home, and I’m a little tired.<\/p>\n

Happy Mother’s Day, everyone!<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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