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Sunday, August 30, 2009

At the Met: The Top 5 Reasons to go to The Met and not the Beach

1. Plate, Yuan Dynasty, Mid-14th Century.
The porcelain-plated underglazed blue and white plate features a charming fish

2. Auguste Rodin's "Beside the Sea" 1907
Quite calming and reflective

3. "Red Sunset on the Dnieper" 1905-08 by Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi
A fabulous sunset that is permanent!

4. "Garden at Sainte=Adresse" 1867 by Claude Monet
A true beach classic

5. "The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living"
by Damien Hirst 1991
Jaws!

For fun, if you can identify where each of these 5 pieces are in the Met, post a comment!

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