Atlantis on Pad 39A

Poststructural Pub
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Meanwhile, somewhere nearby-- the launching of the shuttlecock. Not quite as high profile.


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sorry :blush: running a bit late here :laughing:

didn’t keep ya up, did I?

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Maybe you think I’m kidding about the giant shuttlecock, well I’m not! At least 4 of them have been launched, and they landed in Kansas near an art museum.

http://archive.tri-cityherald.com/travel/stories/nation/artaslife.html

A giant shuttlecock stands on the south lawn of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Mo., May 30, 2000. The larger-than-life and sometimes controversial sculptures have become a well-known symbol of the city’s largest museum. (AP Photo/Cliff Schiappa)

By CRAIG HORST
Associated Press Writer

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - In a bit of zaniness - critics call it a fit of bad taste - the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art put giant sculptures of badminton shuttlecocks on the spacious grounds it occupies in Midtown.

That’s a strange move for a museum that houses classic works, but struggles to shake off the coastal bias toward a Midwestern institution.

You either love the 18-foot, 5,500-pound shuttlecocks or hate them. But it doesn’t stop you from taking a long walk around the museum grounds dotted with the impressive works of English sculptor Henry Moore.[…] And then look some more. Just behind the museum is the Kansas City Art Institute, where a purple-haired student is hurrying to a class…

Past that is the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, which one month featured works by Bay Area artists that parodied classic works.

So the deal for the art lover who visits Kansas City is this: Get your classic at the Nelson, get your modern at the Kemper. The best part of the deal? The two museums are within walking distance of each other.

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No problem, I’m still on Eastern Standard Vampire time. :wink:

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A lot of us creative-types are in a slightly different time zone than everybody else! It’s nothing to be afraid of!

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Have some madeira, my dear? :wink:

Sandy

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slightly different time zone? Quaint for alternate reality, is it?

Sandy, I don’t know if ya can get 'em back to Madeira after they’ve been into the tequila…
But, good luck with the endeavor!