{"id":12565,"date":"2020-02-02T21:15:43","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T03:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=12565"},"modified":"2025-08-30T16:17:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T21:17:26","slug":"our-world-a-stroll-at-philbrook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=12565","title":{"rendered":"Our World &#8211; A Stroll at Philbrook"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I was feeling a little bit of the weight of the world on me the other day so I went to Philbrook Museum of Art to get my head on straight. We have a membership to Philbrook so I can whenever I want. If they are open, I mean I have been going there for years but they still haven&#8217;t given me a key. Perhaps I should ask?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2ing2pu\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/49467335422_beb7eef3ec.jpg\" alt=\"Philbrook\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>They have a special exhibit by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Anila Quayyum Agha (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.anilaagha.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Anila Quayyum Agha<\/a> called &#8220;Shadow of Time.&#8221; Instead of paintings and sculpture she has this steel structure with a powerful light inside that fills the whole room with light and shadows and it is mesmerizing. A single piece that fills the entire exhibit space. I&#8217;ve never seen anything like this before. One reason I like museums is that I want to see things I&#8217;ve never seen before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2ineWFc\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/49467124401_450ee2c017_c.jpg\" alt=\"Philbrook\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking of that kind of thing, there is another exhibit upstairs showing paintings by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Eric Saall (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ericsall.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Eric Saall<\/a>. So I am like, okay, I feel inadequate on abstract paintings but some of these are are pretty cool in that he painted them on stage during a ballet. And on a platform that was being moved around. Sounds kind of gimicky? Maybe, but cool idea I think. Cool ideas are another reason to go to museums. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h25CrhKxMB0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a &#8220;test video&#8221; of the process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2incg7P\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/49466601103_041a0cb2f0.jpg\" alt=\"Philbrook\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another painting upstairs is this one &#8220;Victory for the Water Protectors&#8221; by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kentmonkman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kent Monkman (opens in a new tab)\">Kent Monkman<\/a>. It is about the vicious DAPL protests in North Dakota a couple years ago over the Dakota Access Pipeline construction. Lots of high emotions on both sides. Lots of finger pointing on both sides. With the passage of time I&#8217;ve come to see that many Native American&#8217;s viewed the dispute in terms of their overall history of relations with European descended Americans where they continually got screwed out of their land and rights. So I have made my peace with the painting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2incpUU\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/49466630688_f520843297.jpg\" alt=\"Philbrook\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And then I ventured outside to the Philbrook Gardens on a cold day. I checked out the cabin they built there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2inezag\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/49467052021_2324b5e1a7.jpg\" alt=\"Philbrook\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And I checked the signature Tempietto in the gardens. And then it was time to go, all done in an hour and a half, getting my head  back in the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m linking with <code><strong>Our World Tuesday<\/strong><\/code><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was feeling a little bit of the weight of the world on me the other day so I went to Philbrook Museum of Art to get my head on straight. We have a membership to Philbrook so I can whenever I want. 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