So far one of the coolest things that I have been able to do here in London is see the Austin, Texas based band Shearwater live in a little pub. On one of their albums the opening track is entitle la dame et la licorne and I didn't realize the significance of this until I visited Musee de Cluny or the national Middle Ages Museum in Paris. There they have many medieval tapestries but the most famous and striking are La Dame a la Licorne. The exhibit is set up in an almost glow in the dark way. The room is dark and the tapestries are lit up so that they almost glow. On one wall the five tapestries that display the five senses are arranged starting with taste and ending in touch. On the wall behind is the grand tapestry that has a vague meaning. I was inspired by the meanings and the beauty of these tapestries. I kept thinking about the Boston Marathon logo being the unicorn. The unicorn represents allusiveness or something that cant quite be caught. I think this appropriate in so many ways for art, running and Paris.
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