barbara from NYC has left a new comment on your post "Fallen Exhibition at The Whitney Museum":
This is an extraordinary work - congratulations Jane! It is beautiful from a distance - each leaf looks absolutely real in terms of design and consistency and they make an amazing Autumn 'rug' for the eye. Their number has grown so that they cover the ground like a carpet
Meanwhile, on close viewing, the names of over 3,000 young men and women who have died in the Iraq, each handwritten, one name per leaf, is horrifying - they've fallen, like leaves from the nurturing trees, and have a temporary respite lying on the ground before winter comes and they are covered with snow.
Like the best works of art - it seduces your eye to linger and come closer, rewards extended close viewing, and then lingers in your memory - calling forward multiple personal associations- long after you've left.
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