This Week’s Art Moments

I happened to sprinkle in a handful of art dates this week, two sculpture related and one architectural.

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Museum Monday - Norton Simon

Sometimes I pop into my local museum, the Norton Simon, for just all of 20 minutes. As a member, I don’t feel the need to maximize my visit and try to see everything while there. In fact, it’s less overwhelming to focus on artwork or two.

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Museum Monday - All Consuming: Art and the Essence of Food

I am always happy to explore a museum exhibit on my own but by chance I happened to find myself on a group tour led by the the exhibit curaor.

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Museum Monday - Norton Simon

For a dose of inspiration drop by the Norton Simon Museum for Modernism in Miniature, on view through January 9, 2023.

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