While we were in NYC, we spent a day in Brooklyn, mainly to see a wonderful Kiki Smith exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. The show featured her drawings and sculpture.
I was really taken by her delicate yet powerful drawings.
We also visited a store I've been dying to see for a long, long time.
Pip-Squeak Chapeau are famous for their incredible knitwear, but they have beautiful clothes too.
I spent a lot of time trying everything on, and walked away with several linen dresses. I had read about the owner and designer, Sveta Dresher, in Selvedge magazine, so it was a treat to meet her in person. She was as lovely as her clothes!
If you find yourself hungry in Greenpoint, may I suggest a lovely pizza place? Paulie Gee's serves up Neapolitan-style pizza with amazing combinations of fresh local ingredients. Great food, service and surroundings.
The Kiki Smith exhibit looks amazing! All new to me, to boot.
ReplyDeleteWhat a marvelous trip -- art, shopping, and pizza. Pretty much perfection.
I love Kiki Smith, though I've never seen her drawings in person. What beautiful and inspiring experiences you had!
ReplyDeleteWow, that artwork is beautiful.
ReplyDeletewhat a great trip you had...
ReplyDeletemust check out those shopping hot spots sometime~
i'm a huge Kiki Smith fan so it's lovely to see her drawings. very inspiring. thank you.
ReplyDeleteoh how i love kiki and what a beautiful shop you visited
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