This is the Corning Museum of Glass. It is in my backyard and it is getting a face lift this year...an amazing addition that will display their great collection of sculpture and have a viewing deck for visitors to watch live glass blowing. Did I mention this was in my backyard?
Sometimes we don't have to travel far to find great things. The Corning Museum of Glass survived the flood of 1972 and was nearly submerged in water and mud. It is still kicking today due to the world's love of glass art and the innovations of glass media.
Tourist season is upon us. Yes, more white socks in sandals and fanny pack wearing folks will take over our town. We loathe this season in some ways because all of our normally vacant favorite places are filled with strangers, but this season is what keeps the town alive. The CMOG is a stop on the tour of the Finger Lakes Wine Country which is a world wide draw. I can't blame them for loving this place as much as I do.
The museum is getting ready to open its Lalique exhibit soon and then there will be the big reveal of the new wing this summer. If you are in the area or are looking for a beautiful respite from any major metropolis...Corning is your town.
Michael and I went to the CMOG the other day to see the minor changes they have been working on and remarked on where they moved our favorite pieces we visit again and again. We oogled over the new aquisitions in the historical sections of glass. We were about to leave for the day when we saw this:
"Ghost Walk Under Infinite Darkness" by Andrew K. Erdos
We stood there taking picture after picture after picture of this piece. It totally blew our minds visually and conceptually. This artist is 29 years old and completely amazing. He did a residency with the glass museum in 2012. PEOPLE THIS IS INSANE. You have to come to the glass museum just to see this piece. There isn't a bad angle; there isn't a flaw in this beautiful piece.
Please take a few minutes to look up Andrew K. Erdos and see if there
are any exhibits of his work near you. Support your local art museums
by taking the time to visit them often or become members. We have been
members of The Corning Museum of Glass for a few years now and enjoy
the benefits of lectures and wonderful art. On those days when we can't
afford to do anything, we have an education and visual escape in the glass
that formed the world. Come visit!
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