20 Hours in Boston

As for me, feel like it's time to come back seeing art. Boston was a calling to me
this time so I headed out after my work. This is the soothing view of Boston bay area from Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) Boston. Can you see a little red sculpture by Roni Horn far left?


I started at 10am pretty sharp. My first stop was Museums of Fine Arts (MFA) Boston.
A nice size, neat museum with good collections, especially Asian Art.
This is the wall installation by Jim Lambie. Talking 30 minutes on the phone about my possible blood donation plan in front of it. Kinda surreal moments..
http://www.mfa.org/exhibitions/sub.asp?key=15&subkey=5382


This is my fetish..Nymphenburg porcelain. I'm in mad love with the super porcelain sculpture made in Munich since I visited their museum there. I think that Nymphenburg is the most exquiste, dynamic, sensually arousing work in porcelain clay I've ever seen & touched. MFA has the colletion of German rococo porcelains. Yum!
http://www.nymphenburg.com/us/nymphenburg/


They also have a small exhibition of Japanese prints featuring tattooed people in Edo period. Tattoo had been considered as remarks for the criminals but it became part of pop culture in the 19th century Japan. These Japanese amazones are hot.
http://www.mfa.org/exhibitions/sub.asp?key=15&subkey=9941


Moving to ICA Boston in South End waterfront, there was another exhibition of tattoo by a Mexican artist Dr. Lakra. He picks vintage photos, posters, prints, etc. and draws his tattoo designs on the surface of the original images. Politically charged yet funny. I was sucker buying his fake tattoo stickers for myself.
http://www.icaboston.org/exhibitions/exhibit/lakra/


Boston is not like New York City...NEVER ASSUME WE CAN WALK BLOCKS. It's a small city but they are located apart. Use T, their public transportation system.
This is the partially-underground bus I took. By the way, I didn't see too many bicyclists here like NYC.



There is a bunch of contemporary art galleries at 450 Harrison Avenue.
It is about 10+ minutes walk from Back Bay station.


I liked Samson Projects.
http://www.samsonprojects.com/


Going a little up to the North, getting off at Charles/MGH, I arrived the final destination, Beacon Hill. Boston's one of historic sites, quaint. About
10 stores down on the street, there is Keiko Gallery specializing contemporary craft from Japan. Great to find one-of-kind gifts!


Beacon Hill Chocolates concluded my Boston trip. Besides of their large collection of
chocolates, their keepsake boxes really drive me nuts..just too cute and too irresistable. They handmade these boxes from vintage postcard and picture book images.


This is what I got..plus I purchased three more boxes. This overdue trip ended fairly sweet for sure.
www.beaconhillchocolates.com