Eighty years after the unveiling
of Picasso’s “Guernica,” Brooklyn hosts the chilliest triathlon ever.
“Guernica,” honored the bombing
of the Basque town of the same name during the Spanish Civil War.
Picasso saw in Guernica a theme. From “The Women of ‘Guernica’” by Anne Wagner, in the
Aug. 17, London Review of Books:
“What did he mean [by a theme]?
Not simply an idea or a topic, but a human universal to be expressed
symbolically: death as skull, Picasso said, not a car crash. What he considered
themes (I quote) were “birth, pregnancy, suffering, murder, the couple, death,
rebellion, and, perhaps, the kiss.”
Flash forward to Brooklyn’s chilliest
triathlon, eighty years after “Guernica.”
Wanderlust 108, as it’s called,
takes place on Sept. 10th in Prospect Park, The Nethermead … Here at the
highlights:
People Dancing Through the Entirety of a 5K Run: (Protip: Doing your best Beyonce impression usually
helps)
Intense Feeling That Comes with Silent Meditation in a
Crowd of Thousands
Emphasis on Fun and Mindfulness Over Competition (Keep time if you want, but the main focus here is
togetherness and crossing the finish line . . . no matter how long it takes or
how you get there.)
Twirling Through the Air on a Sling
Meditative
Walking, Which Is Indeed a Thing
“Guernica” vs. Chillest triathlon ever. Wonder lust meets Wanderlust.
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