Last year in the Fall the MFA opened on its East side the AMERICAN WING - this Fall it is the West Wing which opened with seven renovated galleries the LINDE FAMILY WING.
For us who worked there for over 20 years (!) the first recognizable change is that instead of the escalators there is now a staircase. As a 'Happening' a young women in a red organza evening dress climbed dignified in slow motion the steps.
She forced us to go around her, slow down and try to read her facial expression - seemingly blank. When we passed her we had to look back and wondered what that was all about.
Like all the objects of art offered - it surprises, makes us wonder and think and forget ourselves for a while.
When the opening ceremonies are over next week, we will have more time to look again at the installation of - for us - new and old objects.
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