Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Murakami Exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum

I went to the Brooklyn Museum a couple weeks ago to see the Murakami Exhibition but it had already closed. All that was left were a balloon and a statue by the artist at the inside entrance area of the museum. The day wasn't a total waste though. I got a chance to visit an old friend and we explored the different neighborhoods of Brooklyn. Like the saying goes: when life gives you lemon, make lemonade.

So do you have a favorite quote or phrase to share with us?

21 comments:

Ken Mac said...

Great angle Mingman. "I seen a lotta guys in my time and you, you'll be allright." Peter Boyle, Taxi Driver

Monika said...

That's a cool shot! Love the colors. It makes me think that it cools down the heat....

*That which does not kill us makes us stranger.*

Friedrich Nietzsche

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teahouse said...

I like Murakami. Somehow Pinkberry always makes me think of his art.

teahouse said...

Oh, and here's my favorite quote recently: "Being married to the wrong person is like being in prison. Except you have to cook your own meals."

Wayne said...

'I don't want to belong to any club that would have someone like me for a member'

Groucho

Wayne said...

'I don't want to belong to any club that would have someone like me for a member'

Groucho

Olivier said...

d'accord belle photo (de quoi faire peur aux enfants ;o)) ) et superbe cette exposition.

agree beautiful picture (of what to scare the children ;o))) and this superb exhibition.

Knoxville Girl said...

I like this photo -all that was left was a balloon, the party's over. Glad you rescued the day - it's really all about perception, isn't it?

My favorite saying: it's a feature, not a problem.

PJ said...

This is funny. You made your own installation. Good job.
Pensacola Daily Photo

Anonymous said...

"Behind every difficulty,there is
a timeliness" Albert Einstein

Anonymous said...

I went to the Brooklyn Museum during my first trip to NY, last month.

I really enjoyed this place. The exhibition was terrific !

Terry at Blue Kitchen said...

A great post and a cool question. One favorite of mine is by Robert Frost. Plenty of sappy things have been said about home--"Home is where the heart is" and "Home, sweet home," to name a couple. Frost said, "Home is where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in."

Anonymous said...

Great photo Ming. I agree - the visual effect of all the angles is very interesting. The balloon ads a funny touch!

Doris

Chris said...

Interesting photo, Ming. . . .I have not heard of that exhibit. Hope you had a fun day.

I *LOVE* quotations. . . . My favorite can change daily, but I seem to stick with "Well-behaved women seldom make history." (Laurel Thatcher Ulrich)

Todd HellsKitchen said...

"Bloom where you are planted."

Dorothy said...

Great shot Ming...it kind of says "the partys over"...

Not a favorite quote but I really like this one...
An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.
MK Gandhi

• Eliane • said...

Bummer, I missed it too. :(

What about this one:
"To love is to suffer. To avoid suffering one must not love. But then one suffers from not loving. Therefore to love is to suffer, not to love is to suffer. To suffer is to suffer. To be happy is to love. To be happy then is to suffer. But suffering makes one unhappy. Therefore, to be unhappy one must love, or love to suffer, or suffer from too much happiness. I hope you're getting this down." ~ Woody Allen

Unknown said...

"Do not procrastinate" :-)

NormanTheDoxie said...

Favorite quote.... "What goes around, comes around" or is it "What comes around, goes around"

Jane Hards Photography said...

Fabulous shot. One mean looking balloon.

A far as quotes, so many.

"It's not who you know, but what you know on who you know"

Gecko said...

Wow what an...interesting balloon! A litle scary actually!

My favourite quote would have to be "Don't Die Wondering". I saw it on a ute a couple of years back and it has stuck by me ever since.