BLOGPOST FOR MONDAY, APRIL 5, PUBLISHED WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6,
LATE
Late. Late. Late. Just like the rabbit, only he wasn’t
hurrying up (or down) Bourbon St. and its environs over the weekend. At least I
don’t think so; I didn’t see him. I was busy eating and sightseeing and
generally enjoying the sights. Believe me, there are sights in the Big Easy!
In addition to those sights, I visited the World War II
museum, which is extensive. I did not visit the New Orleans Museum of Art, and
I confess to feeling a little guilty about that. I have been to New Orleans
several times, and not once have I ventured to the museum. I promise, I swear, I
will get there.
I did see a beautiful piece of public art, one that
especially struck me. Located near the aquarium and the river, it was created
by an Israeli artist and was a memorial to the Holocaust. Consisting of narrow vertical
plexiglass panels lined up like dominoes, it is brilliantly colored. As you
walk around the piece the colors change into designs reminiscent of that tragic
time: the Star of David, twin menorahs, symbols and shapes that speak to a
world turned upside down. It was stunning and very moving.
I saw lots of other art (just not in the museum…) as well as
I walked the streets of the French Quarter and elsewhere. We strolled in and
out of galleries and viewed lots and lots of street art. And as one always does
in NOLA, ate tremendous food!
These experiences add richness to my life and I am sure will
slip into future art pieces as well, somehow. We will see!
