An Afternoon at the Metropolitan

Not particularly in the mood for a day at the Metropolitan Museum, but the lure of the new pottery show "Korean Buncheong Ceramics from Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art" made it worthwhile.  Korean ceramics having already struck my fancy since the last time I saw them (also in the space that was used for this show), this collection of items was even more compelling.  It was a curious mix of what could pass for amateurish and decorative brushwork to work of quite refined minimal sensibilities.  There was also a small selection of whitewashed objects, which have fallen out of favor with me at this very moment because they seem to be wanting something.  (At least for now, this is the feeling- subject to change).   

two of the stars of the pottery exhibition

By the way,  I saw another exhibition of large scale drawings as well, which despite being by a so-called modern master (sculptor) just smacked of a lack of any significant thought, and a repeat of an idea (essentially, artistic one liners) which were not powerful or much interesting in the first place.  But, I can see how people would be interested.  The many students sketching there surely had an easy time of it, drawing large black squares and rectangles onto white paper.   

As a side note, on the way to find the aforementioned show, I had to pass by quite a few works by Rodin.  Now, despite not being interested in sculpture, Rodin's work is really some good stuff indeed.  Really.