27 de Setembro

"Patiente and perseverance

have a magical effect before

which difficulties disappear

and obstacles vanish"

John Qincy Adams

Woman with a Water Jug, c. 1663

Johannes Vermeer

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

17 de Julho

"It is often said that my heart

is too open for my own good"

Henri Rousseau

The Dream, 1910

Henri Rosseau

Museum of Modern Art, New York

12 de Julho

"What I am seeking is not the real

and not the unreal but rather the

unconscious, the mistery of the

instinctive in the human race"

Amedeo Modigliani

Reclining Nude, c. 1919

Amedeo Modigliani

Museum of Modern Art, New York

4 de Julho

" 'Tis the star-spangled banner: O, long

may it wave O'er the land of the free and

the home of the brave! "

Francis Scott Key

Flag, 1954-55

Jasper Johns

Museum of Modern Art, New York,

Gift of Philipp Johnson in honor of Alfred H. Baar Jr.

25 de Abril

"Art is viable when it finds elements

in the surrounding environment.

Our ancestors drew their subject matter

from the religious attitudes which weighed

on their souls. We must now learn to draw

inspiration from the tangible miracles

around us"

Umberto Bouccioni

The City Rises, 1910

Umberto Boccioni

Museum of Modern Art, New York

31 de Março

"Dance like no one is watching.

Sing like no one is listening.

Love like you've never been hurt

and live like it's heaven on Earth"

Mark Twain

The Starry Night, 1889

Vincent Van Gogh

The Museum of Modern Art, New York

6 de Março

"People want to find a "meaning"

in everything and everyone.

That's the disease of our age,

an age that is anything but

practical but believes itself to be

more practical than any other age"

Pablo Picasso

Guitar, 1913

Pablo Picasso

Museum of Modern Art, New York