November 29
If you’ve got a good block of time on your hands and you’re near Soho, you might want to head over to the New Museum to see the Elizabeth Peyton exhibit, “Live Forever.” You may just spend as much time waiting for the museum elevator as you do looking at Peyton’s paintings (and I’m saying this based on looking pretty slowly and carefully at each piece), but it’s worth it. While Peyton’s more characteristic style is of waify portraits with a jolt of bright color (i.e. fire engine red lips, a flourescent colored shirt), my favorites are her lighter quieter pieces. And don’t forget to look for one of Peyton’s latest pieces, a portrait of Michelle and Sasha Obama, added to the exhibit a day after Barack won the presidential election.

If you’ve got a good block of time on your hands and you’re near Soho, you might want to head over to the New Museum to see the Elizabeth Peyton exhibit, “Live Forever.” You may just spend as much time waiting for the museum elevator as you do looking at Peyton’s paintings (and I’m saying this based on looking pretty slowly and carefully at each piece), but it’s worth it.

While Peyton’s more characteristic style is of waify portraits with a jolt of bright color (i.e. fire engine red lips, a flourescent colored shirt), my favorites are her lighter quieter pieces.

And don’t forget to look for one of Peyton’s latest pieces, a portrait of Michelle and Sasha Obama, added to the exhibit a day after Barack won the presidential election.
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