a night at the modern

we just got back from a night at the modern art museum of fort worth. there was much wine and hors d'oeuvre for the over crowded fort worth socialites. we really enjoy going to these events because although we love art in all it's forms, it's more interesting to watch the huge array of artists and art enthusiasts that come to modern on opening nights.

this opening night in particular was for a special exhibition called "pretty baby" which had yoshitomo nara as one of the artist featured. nara is the contemporary pop japanese artist that draws cartoonish lines of mainly children that are equally cute as they are devilish. their eyes are sometimes bulging, but they are quite fascinating to look at and to let your imagination go with what stories the art is sharing. some of my favorites are the ones that had a kid playfully looking back at you. he also has several sculptures of dogs walking on stilts and dog sitting in a coffee mug. i like the imagination of the art that pulls from the perspective of a child.