Scott and I took a daytrip to the Hudson Valley for my birthday in Fall 2021. Wish we could have extended our vacation for an adventure like yours! I really enjoyed the detour from your artist+food Q interviews, which I love reading. Thanks to you--and Michael, too!--for a lunch break with vicarious weekend travel! Your story made my salad taste even better, oddly enough.
What a fun trip- thanks for taking us along via P&P! We also enjoyed experiencing the Richard Serra sculptures- currently in the Guggenheim in Bilbao, Spain. I'd be more tempted to go to Beacon for the pretzels than the Ryman paintings- and that cat!
Well, my husband and I are museum nerds! Yes, The Spider well have been the inspiration! Thanks again for doing what you're doing on this site. I feel I know what's going on!
Beacon has certainly changed since we went to Dia Beacon soon after it opened! It is an impressive place and it seems the town’s revival has caught up with it! Did you happen to see Louise Bougeois’s works there? She was still alive in her 90’s at the time, and still working! Thanks!
How cool that you visited Dia Beacon when it opened! We did see Louise Bougeois's sculptures! The spider was incredible, and I wondered if it was the inspiration for the creature on Stranger Things.
I've read about Dia Beacon since they first opened, but have never been drawn to their aesthetic. I like your husband's comment about the white canvas. After reading your piece though, I'd like to visit for the Farmer's Market and to make a glass-blown ornament. So, thank you. I wasn't aware of their history of making hats. How were the local galleries?
Yes, the farmers market was amazing, and we were experiencing it at the end of the growing season. Many of the galleries on or near Main St were closed during our visit, unfortunately. The one that we did visit featured contemporary art, so maybe not your cup of tea?
Scott and I took a daytrip to the Hudson Valley for my birthday in Fall 2021. Wish we could have extended our vacation for an adventure like yours! I really enjoyed the detour from your artist+food Q interviews, which I love reading. Thanks to you--and Michael, too!--for a lunch break with vicarious weekend travel! Your story made my salad taste even better, oddly enough.
Seeing the Hudson Valley in the fall must have been spectacular! Glad I could improve upon your lunch.
What a fun trip- thanks for taking us along via P&P! We also enjoyed experiencing the Richard Serra sculptures- currently in the Guggenheim in Bilbao, Spain. I'd be more tempted to go to Beacon for the pretzels than the Ryman paintings- and that cat!
Thanks Lisa! How great that you saw Serra sculptures at the Guggenheim in Bilbao!
Well, my husband and I are museum nerds! Yes, The Spider well have been the inspiration! Thanks again for doing what you're doing on this site. I feel I know what's going on!
Beacon has certainly changed since we went to Dia Beacon soon after it opened! It is an impressive place and it seems the town’s revival has caught up with it! Did you happen to see Louise Bougeois’s works there? She was still alive in her 90’s at the time, and still working! Thanks!
How cool that you visited Dia Beacon when it opened! We did see Louise Bougeois's sculptures! The spider was incredible, and I wondered if it was the inspiration for the creature on Stranger Things.
It’s the food for me. Yum!
I've read about Dia Beacon since they first opened, but have never been drawn to their aesthetic. I like your husband's comment about the white canvas. After reading your piece though, I'd like to visit for the Farmer's Market and to make a glass-blown ornament. So, thank you. I wasn't aware of their history of making hats. How were the local galleries?
Yes, the farmers market was amazing, and we were experiencing it at the end of the growing season. Many of the galleries on or near Main St were closed during our visit, unfortunately. The one that we did visit featured contemporary art, so maybe not your cup of tea?