A day in Chelsea

I've been a bad blogger, I know.

I think about writing almost every day and yet…

well, here I am today.

 

Yesterday Ahuva's nanny took the day off for a Muslim holiday. I took the day off too, using one of my uber-corp "floating holidays" before it expired at the end of the calendar year. It was a good way to celebrate Ahuva's birthday a few days early. I asked her what she most wanted to do and she told me she'd really love to visit art galleries in Chelsea. So off we went. Happily, two of the international wives were able to join us. It is very convenient at times like these to have friends who do not work.

It was the right ratio too: 3 adults to one 1-year old. And believe me, all three women were physically involved in changing a diaper and grungy outfit, not to mention active spotting at the playground while we waited for the galleries to open.

 

We opted for the galleries at 526 W 26th St. A good choice on a cold day. We could remove our snow suit and visit a few places. They even had reasonable bathrooms.

 

I'm proud to report that Ahuva has excellent taste in art. She protested in the least appealing galleries, and made her delight clear in the best. One of the best featured very moving sculptures in glass. Unfortunately that meant that Ahuva had to enjoy the work restrained in the arms of her mother. She balked a bit at not being able to crawl around freely, absorbing the industrial dirt as she had in other galleries. But she ooooo'ed and opened her eyes wide when the curator turned on a light that caused light to literally shoot out of the glass sculptures in all directions. We had to race through the gorgeous Chappell Gallery FAST.

Her next favorite gallery had gloriously clean wooden floors, a striking contrast to the grungy grey floors in the other spaces. Ahuva scooted to the middle of the floor, planting herself in front of a large-scale gorgeous computer-inspired, technically interesting, bright and fluid canvas - and promptly began clapping.

Hooray for Ahuva! Hooray for this painting! You can see it (and the beautiful floor too!) here: http://www.clairecorey.com/exhibitions_install_views.html. It's even better in real life.