a thing in 79 photos in 2011 museum showing 2011 only · show all years Later that evening, we met up with Meredith's parents... Then we went upstairs to check out TALK TO ME . These glass objects are prototypes designed by Susana Soares... ...of medical diagnostic tools that use live bees ! The original sketch... ...that spawned the I heart NY logo! Moving to the sixties. Electric sitar! ...all made out of plywood! Such neat stuff... I love this era of design. ...and headed to the MOMA. I really liked Doug Rickard's prints made from images captured by Google streetview. Julian Stanczak. The only time I've ever said the sentence, "Wow, that's a an amazing tea-service!" Rodin. We went to lunch and then to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Afterwards, we headed back to our hotel for a quiet Sunday evening in a hotel in Cleveland. Close Close. Reflection on the glasses? Cmon! Even when you're standing RIGHT IN FRONT OF IT, it still looks like a photo and it's HUGE. Chuck Close's stuff needs to be seen in person. Modern wing. Vin & Pollock. I love this compound-eye polished mirror. #NYFW ANALOG PIRACY! The Glorification of the Royal Hungarian Saints. Biss, I'm trying to feather this letter. Annoyed close up. I love the cracked-paint patterns that are revealed when you view an old painting from an angle. I wonder what kind of stuff of our will be in future-museums and blow peoples' minds. Samurai masks. Terrifying. After polishing off our sammiches, we headed uptown to see the Alexander McQueen show at the Met. ...and hit the American Museum of Natural History! Caveman wants to know what you think about his... ...new Brazilian. Placo derm = plate skin! Proto shark! Oh, hai! Swoop scoop! Decorated arrow quiver. Diorama of a buffalo jump : "Hunters herded the bison and drove them over the cliff, breaking their legs and rendering them immobile. Tribe members waiting below closed in with spears and bows to finish the kills. The Blackfeet Indians called the buffalo jumps "pishkun", which loosely translates as "deep blood kettle" Holding up the sky. Headed into Native American territory. Beadwork closeup. They have a really neat collection of traditional clothes. Looks like these guys were also years ahead on holding down that emo shit too. Look! It's a fish spear that has a little wooden fish-shaped holder to keep hold of the fish after you spear it! So smart! What they think it looked like when it was painted. Mayaan calendar. I like this one. Slightly different variation on the right! With Babuska lady for scale. Did you know that many human-form artifacts depict ritual body postures that induce trances & alternative states of consciousness? ...and different dancing suits (made of grass). Close-up of the headpiece. Looks right out of Dune. So neat. The also have a great collection of other artifacts used to induce altered states, like this rattle. Shamanic music . Different shaman outfit... Wicker dancing suits! 210 BPM for 30 minutes and away you go! Shaman getting ready to do his thing. Close up. If you'd like to read more, check out the work of anthropologist Felicitas Goodman . (I also found this really neat Pinterest board that shows examples of trance postures from around the world.
Healing posture. Once you realize this, you start noticing it across all sorts of artifacts from civilizations all over the world. ...the boogeyman is alive and well in West Africa? Did you know that... Ouch. I could look at a zebra stripes all day. Vinzelle. Silverback. Even if you go all the time, there's always more to see. 
