The building itself seems amusedby the idea of a straight line.Mirrors wink.Tiles grin.A giant wind-up figure pauses,mid-thought.Inside, a bicycle made of spoonsleans confidently against nothing.A visitor laughs,then stops, unsureif laughing is allowed.It is.Paintings...
This is an excerpt from the travelogue Baltimore by Annie Marhefka, during which she visits the American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM). Order your copy from writerinsites.com. First, I wander and I take no notes while I do, because I am here to be present, to experience...