Yesterday went into town, centro. Haven't been in for a while and luckily it was still the same exciting foreign, city place of eye candy, snapshots and otherness. phew.
Principally the occasion was to order some more of our soy milk and organic coffee from Puerto Rico and then maybe some art seeing. We spent a bit of time huddled in the upstairs office for our order por mayor and hid our disapointment but not surprise that both desired products were outta stock and not around for another month. hrmpf. Trialling a new milk and coffee for in-between.
Onto art time. I really like going up to AFA . You can lock your bike inside the foyer. And you could have lunch at the neighbouring Sindicato de Folkloristicas Club which I really will do one day. The whole gallery-inside-the-building concept is a bit like Melb's Curtin House only without so much cool school and with a real life concierge and lift with metal grate sliding doors. But I use the stairs cos its only to the first floor [or the 2nd floor if you are chilean; 1st floor is the ground floor and that's why you never get a G button in the lifts here]. Then its through the magic neon lit, wallpaper beloved entrance to a surprise view of the peeps in the street below and the sexy cinema across the way. When finished oggling the view and AFA's curious collection of books not for sale, we caught the last days of the floaty architectural experiences from Juan Martinez Macari in his 1940-45 project.
Principally the occasion was to order some more of our soy milk and organic coffee from Puerto Rico and then maybe some art seeing. We spent a bit of time huddled in the upstairs office for our order por mayor and hid our disapointment but not surprise that both desired products were outta stock and not around for another month. hrmpf. Trialling a new milk and coffee for in-between.
Onto art time. I really like going up to AFA . You can lock your bike inside the foyer. And you could have lunch at the neighbouring Sindicato de Folkloristicas Club which I really will do one day. The whole gallery-inside-the-building concept is a bit like Melb's Curtin House only without so much cool school and with a real life concierge and lift with metal grate sliding doors. But I use the stairs cos its only to the first floor [or the 2nd floor if you are chilean; 1st floor is the ground floor and that's why you never get a G button in the lifts here]. Then its through the magic neon lit, wallpaper beloved entrance to a surprise view of the peeps in the street below and the sexy cinema across the way. When finished oggling the view and AFA's curious collection of books not for sale, we caught the last days of the floaty architectural experiences from Juan Martinez Macari in his 1940-45 project.
[I think it finishes up on 29 abril]
nothing to see here
same view, different exhibition
lunch date soon
Minimal and intricately pressed architectural diagrams of a selection of Art Deco liner style houses from around Estadio Nacional were strictly grouped in plan-elevation-elevation-plan order. The slight third dimension giving a breath to the austerity. And since our last visitor had her tour eye focussed very much on this style of architecture, and the added dismay of very little information around on this era, this was a fitting display of the underrated Santiago 1940's architectural style. Ace to see a meticulous dissection of it. Now just need to see someone do a book on the Art Deco buildings of Chile…pf. There's a good writeup here and now that I think about it, ol' Juan looks quite like Dave Burrows
Passing the Feria de Libro in Plaza de Armas on the way home, I picked up a couple of books I have had on my wishlist for ages, for cheaper than shop price. I think books here have lately been undergoing a bit of a rennaisance, in terms of content and design. Although still a bit pricey, there are more books all the time on esoteric cultural matter, fotography, art. And all looking a lot prettier these days. And there were heaps of titles including my favourites from LOM and Ocho Libros. I'll go on about the books another time.
So in and around Plaza de Armas is still going off, hey Pedro?
AFA, Calle Phillips 16, 2 piso, oficina A.
Top tip: Look up before entering the building and wonder how I can get up to that cross bridge please.
You'll know what I mean when you are there.
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