We didn't get to the Garden - we spent three hours at the BAM and had to get to Chinatown etc, so next time. I could have gladly skipped the Armory show altogether and spent two days at the BAM, but we were going in the first place so my sweetie could go to the Armory show. Something I don't need to do ever again.

I also liked the Dr Ronald McNair Garden and Memorial - that was small but really sweet and the quotes by him made me want to learn more about him, which I consider a very successful momument to a person.

And I remember reading about it in a magazine as a teen in the eighties! I always thought it was Ms. Magazine, but who knows?

You probably did - we didn't have Ms Magazine in our house back in the day. keep in mind, I had a subscription to Esquire. the magazine for men. Even though I considered myself a feminist as a teenager. (that one really confused my mom.) I just read it for the articles (which were often fantastic). that's my story and I'm sticking to it. *ahem*

Anyhoo - the Dinner Party was impressive. The dim lighting makes it look like a theater piece and I think it works beautifully that way (imagining the women who would fill those spaces), but the darkness also makes it hard to see the craftwork well; sometimes I couldn't read the names on the runners.