Yesterday, Andy and Eamon and I took an impromptu driving tour of Queens, including such non-scenic vistas as Costco and the car wash in Long Island City. But the focal point of the trip was a visit to The Fisher Landau Center for Art, in LIC. I'd never even heard of it but it was a very cool space (a former parachute harness factory) with an impressive collection and a particularly impressive exhibit running through March 31, Imagination Noir, including works by Nan Goldin, Robert Mapplethorpe, and my personal favorites - prints by Gregory Crewdson.
There was also an entire floor of Jasper Johns work.
The place is worth a look if you are in Long Island City. Or even for a special trip because it's very close several subway lines.
We capped the evening off with some very good Indian food from Five Star, a favorite of both local cabbies and Saveur magazine.
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This was a great tip, Wendy. I will save it for when my cousin next comes back to NY. She's a modern art aficionado and also a docent at both the Getty Museums and at The Frederick R. Weisman Foundation in Bel-Air. Which, by the way, if you have not seen, you must. It's the most interesting collection of modern art I have seen. And it's all in a fabulous home, which makes it ever more amazing. Take a tour there next time you are in L.A. Email me before you go and I'll connect you to my cousin.
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