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El Mac in San Jose

Posted on December 18, 2017 by

San Jose has a new mural by the artist El Mac. You might know him by his large scale work in Montreal, in Vietnam, and many, many other places in the world… It was pretty special to hear him talk … Continue reading →

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Beauty- Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial

Posted on November 7, 2016 by

This show at the San Jose Museum of Art deserves a lot more than the hour and half I was there, so I’ll be back for more, But meanwhile, here’s a little peek at some the the Beauties in the show. … Continue reading →

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Go There! San Jose Museum of Art

Posted on December 21, 2015 by

Haven’t been the the San Jose Museum of Art lately? Go now. So many reasons to go: Right now there’s a thought provoking and more than a little scary show called Covert Operations : Investigation the Known Unknowns (a term borrowed from a Donald Rumsfeld … Continue reading →

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A short visit to the San Jose Museum of Art

Posted on February 9, 2015 by

Yesterday I spent a couple of hours at my favorite local museum, the San Jose Museum of Art. Here are my some bits and pieces from my visit. My favorite piece from the show “POSTDATE: Photography and Inherited History in India” was a piece by … Continue reading →

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Drawing Art

Posted on September 25, 2012 by

I like the idea of making marks that capture the marks of an artist. Which makes sketching in a museum a lot of fun. Like everything else I sketch, I can’t JUST draw the artwork. I like capturing it in … Continue reading →

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San Jose Museum of Art

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

Every once in a while, San Jose Museum of Art has a free Family Day. We went to one yesterday. I like when it’s quiet and you don’t get jostled around as you look at exhibits, but it was fun … Continue reading →

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