Jim Carrey in Philadelphia
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Jim Carrey in Philadelphia
This tidbit was in Tuesday, May 17th Philadephia Daily News
Dan Gross | Carrey here, sees U2, Dali
SHAGGY HAIR and a beard didn't keep Jim Carrey from being spotted around town this weekend.
The comic actor took in Saturday's U2 show at the Wachovia Center from a seat in front of the soundboard. He was later seen backstage having his picture taken with U2 frontman Bono.
Sunday, Carrey and a pal turned up ticketless at the sold-out Salvador Dali 9 p.m. tour at the Art Museum. But the "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" star was recognized by museum staff, who comped his and his friend's visit.
The funnyman was low-key, but did drift into his old character as the Riddler from "Batman Forever," when a guard complimented his performance in that film.
Carrey and his buddy stayed till 11, when the museum closed.
Dan Gross | Carrey here, sees U2, Dali
SHAGGY HAIR and a beard didn't keep Jim Carrey from being spotted around town this weekend.
The comic actor took in Saturday's U2 show at the Wachovia Center from a seat in front of the soundboard. He was later seen backstage having his picture taken with U2 frontman Bono.
Sunday, Carrey and a pal turned up ticketless at the sold-out Salvador Dali 9 p.m. tour at the Art Museum. But the "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" star was recognized by museum staff, who comped his and his friend's visit.
The funnyman was low-key, but did drift into his old character as the Riddler from "Batman Forever," when a guard complimented his performance in that film.
Carrey and his buddy stayed till 11, when the museum closed.
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Oh gosh, I was just looking at some of the paintings and I had a funny recollection. At one of the recent trivia nights, they asked the name of Dali's painting with the melty clocks and I could NOT come up with "The Persistence of Memory". And it was driving me to distraction. All I could guess was "A Brief History of Time".
Which, was, of course SO WRONG.
Anyway, back to Magritte. They are not as profound and tortured as Dali's, they are more whimsical, but does that make them mediocre? Ok, I'm biased, since I lived in Belgium for awhile, I got to go wander around that museum whenever I wanted.

http://www.atara.net/magritte/50s/empire-of-light.html
This was my favorite, because I think it's the first time I really looked at a painting long enough to "get it" on my own.
On that note...I'm fleeing to the shower. My grandma has opened a package of peanut butter Oreos at 8:30 in the morning. I don't know why she wants to torture me like that.

Which, was, of course SO WRONG.
Anyway, back to Magritte. They are not as profound and tortured as Dali's, they are more whimsical, but does that make them mediocre? Ok, I'm biased, since I lived in Belgium for awhile, I got to go wander around that museum whenever I wanted.

http://www.atara.net/magritte/50s/empire-of-light.html
This was my favorite, because I think it's the first time I really looked at a painting long enough to "get it" on my own.
On that note...I'm fleeing to the shower. My grandma has opened a package of peanut butter Oreos at 8:30 in the morning. I don't know why she wants to torture me like that.
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if anyone is from around philly, they should really check out the dali exhibit if they have any interest in his work. i believe this is the same exhibit i stumbled on in rome a few years back and it has since been in venice. His works are amazing - some very disturbing - but he was and is worthy of his acclaim!
it's nice to see Jim appreciating his artwork also.
ok, on a personal note: that had to be one AWESOME evening - first the U2 concert THEN dali exhibit. that would be the perfect day with or without Jim
it's nice to see Jim appreciating his artwork also.
ok, on a personal note: that had to be one AWESOME evening - first the U2 concert THEN dali exhibit. that would be the perfect day with or without Jim

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Unfortunately no pictures. It was taken from a column where they write about which celebrities are spotted around Philadelphia.jimliker wrote:hey carreyd away was there any pic of that event with Jim & bono?
I felt the same way about Dali, until i went tot the Getty Museum and saw some of his sketches. The amazing thing about Dali is that he could draw near photographic portraits of people, yet somehow he painted mostly surrealist scribble. Some of it I love, some of it make me say, "Que?" but his sketches caught me way off guard. I gained complete respect for him.quirky wrote:Oh, agreed. I just still say, "Que?" when I see some of his work.
One of my favorite painters is William Bouguereau
