I hate that I only went to the Art Institute before I had a real appreciation for modernism. When I went to MoMA in New York I already had footing in the subject and it was a religious experience. The Art Institute of Chicago gave me a naive appreciation for Asian art that I refined into loving Japonisme, but I don't remember seeing the Chagalls and the current significance of doing so would have been lost on me. At some point I need to move back to Chicago.
I hate that I only went to the Art Institute before I had a real appreciation for modernism. When I went to MoMA in New York I already had footing in the subject and it was a religious experience. The Art Institute of Chicago gave me a naive appreciation for Asian art that I refined into loving Japonisme, but I don't remember seeing the Chagalls and the current significance of doing so would have been lost on me. At some point I need to move back to Chicago.
I spend a lot of time thinking about moving back. Leaving made me happy, but it really is my home.
It's the only good city in the midwest. Denver feels quaint compared to it.