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Farewell to art
Only a few discouraging words clouded this 24 hours of Blanton opening.
Nobody really embraces the exterior of the UT art museum. They admire the plaza and the loggia, but other than that…
The atrium lifts hearts. The galleries flow.
But it’s the art that makes the Blanton beat. One thousand works from a 17,000-piece collection.
This art has been my home for 24 hours. And right now, I don’t know why, I don’t want to leave.
People looked at me strangely when this stunt was announced. Why would we — Jeanne Claire, Marc and Erin — do this?
Well, who wouldn’t want to spend the night — and day and night — with all this art?
I will spend a good portion of the rest of my life, should I stay in Austin, in these rooms where I write these final words.
Moments ago, I ran into one of Austin’s higher angels, Michael Guarino, without whom the Long Center would not have been designed. He’s moving to San Antonio, which depresses me, partly, but I know that’s something he has to do.
But how perfect to see him in Austin for the last time? In a place where grace and nobility and art coincide in one building?
That is how I will remember this day — saying goodbye to someone who has contributed so much to Austin, in a building that promises so much for Austin’s future.
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