dada

when i was in london, i learned about the dada movement, dada referring either to a child's wooden rocking horse or nonsense, and i loved everything about it. from its nonsensical performance pieces to readymade urinals, this genre of art was best conceptualized as anti-art. for once, artists were ready to take themselves less seriously allowing them to become playful and even radical individuals.
i learnt today that the national gallery is hosting an exhibit of dadaists' works. this same exhibit will then be travelling to the MoMA in the summer, which is probably when i will be able to have a look see.
my first planned summer outing. i am looking forward to many more.

also, i've just sent an e-mail indicating my interest in a room in south philly. this room is particularly cheap, $400 a month, utilities and internet included. i told my ex-roommate joel last night that all this while i had been holding out at room hunting for the months after graduation because it would be indicative of my failure to launch my career; this was all purely psychological, i told him. hence, this move on my part to press that send button on the e-mail client was a hurdle on my part, one that i have finally overcome. or maybe surrendered.