This is going to be one of those posts based solely on my own interests. This may be of interest to those of you in Texas. Since I have never been to Texas and do not foresee a visit in the near future, I am making this suggestion in hope that it will inspire somebody in the Austin area to go out and view this exhibition. It is Wildly Strange: The Photographs of Ralph Eugene Meatyard at the Blanton Museum of Art. Ralph Eugene Meatyard has always been among my favorite photographers. I am pretty sure that it has nothing to do with the fact he comes from Normal, Illinois. I just remember feeling a connection to his work from the first time I viewed it. That would have been way back in high school. Something about the children in combination with the masks in those surroundings. If you are not familiar with his work you should go and check it out.
As an aside, there is also a contemporaneous exhibition about Alice's Adventures in Wonderland there. I only mention this because few people realize that Lewis Carroll was a well known photographer. I am assuming that they will exhibit some of the many portraits Carroll took of the real Alice who was his neighbor. I am hope they will share some of his other photographic works as well..
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