On a recent quiet Sunday, Joe and I went to the National Gallery of Art's East Building. There are two exhibits of interest right now. The first is paintings, woodcuts, etchings, sculptures by Paul Gauguin, made during his years in the South Pacific. The second is the video work of Nam June Paik; they are in the Tower, which is difficult to find - appropriate, I think, because I find his work inaccessable.
But that's beside the point. On the walk to the East Building we passed by a large canopy erected on the Mall. Beneath the canopy were chairs and tables, college age women and men, and things. The things were electronic - no, robotic! and the three-wheeler in the image was rolling merrily around, turning, reversing, forward, left, right, as commanded by a young man with a remote control device. What I loved about this was not just that it reminded me of one of the Star Wars robots, but also that the shiny dome is reminiscent of Anish Kapoor's "Cloud Gate" [a/d/a "the bean"]. And the most playful addition is the appropriately-personalized license plate.
PS: Look at the shiny dome - the large canopy is reflected on the right side.
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