Marathon Madness

"Endurance is patience concentrated.” Thomas Carlyle

Harking back to a favorite whipping boy around here, Stanley Brouwn's suggestion that all the shoe shops in Amsterdam comprised an exhibition of his work, I'm beginning to think some artist somewhere is bound to take credit for orchestrating the nearly insane schedule being demanded of art viewers this week and next. From the 30+ art openings in Chelsea last night, to the 30 non-stop hours of the New Museum's grand re-opening bash (see Ouroussoff's review of the new building here and Smith's review of the opening exhibition here), to the next three-to-four days of non-stop flights to Miami from the art lovers capitals of the world, to the week-long marathon of art and all things related awaiting them, it's simply too mad not to have been intentional.

As with any marathon, you'll want to ensure you have a good pair of comfortable footwear, plenty of water, an emergency stash of carbs (preferably chocolate flavored), a sense of where you're going (here's the New Museum info, and see this round-up of Miami resources on Paddy's site), and throngs of people cheering you on (let's hear it for Lisa Phillips and the New Museum crew!!!).

Bambino and I head out at some ungodly early hour on Sunday, and I'm not sure when the blogging will resume (hopefully I'll get a post or two written in between Mojitos...er, I mean business meetings). Hope to see you, here or there!