"For All the World to See"
Decades before “Black Lives Matter,” civil rights leaders employed images and media to drive their cause, as shown by the selection here. More...
Tom Uttech, “Origin”
The recently renamed and reopened Figge Museum features a single, fortuitous painting by spiritual landscapist Tom Uttech. More...
Grant Wood's Secret
Like the myth of Main Street U.S.A., the closeted Grant Wood hid behind his own myth as an exemplar of traditional agrarian values. More...
My Battle against the ‘P-word’
Most of us have at least one word or phrase that we hate — a word that rankles, that grates in such a way that we cringe. For me, that word is what I often refer to as ‘the P-word.’ More...
Splatters Against the Pandemic
Splatter painting is a great quarantine option, at least if you have the luxury of that extra room or a large backyard. The mess left around the edges tends to evolve into better art than you are likely to see in the play area. More...
Bradford Salamon
For Bradford Salamon the pandemic lockdown led to intense self-reflection. His interest has gravitated towards women's faces. More...
Looking Ahead 15 Years
In 2004, James Wood resigned as Director of the Art Institute of Chicago, succeeded by James Cuno, who was succeeded in turn in 2011 by Douglas Druick, who has now been succeeded by James Rondeau. James Yood thanks them all. More...
Lawn Art
The monotony of pandemic mornings is both comforting and boring. But boredom is the soil in which creative thoughts grow. More...
Cultural Tensions in the High Desert
Never an easy place to get comfortable in, the Joshua Tree area has nonetheless drawn artists and other creatives for years. Through the Trump era their uneasy truce with extremists has not become explosive. More...
Final Thoughts on Donald Trump
Now that President Elect Biden has been certified, nothing would satisfy many of us more than to see the current president fade permanently away, It won't be that simple. More...
Rachmaninoff’s Last Stand
Fears of obsolescence haunt everyone — even, or especially, those in the cultural pantheon. Eeven if you’re Sergei Rachmaninoff. More...
Redressing Public Civility
Richard Speer has seen the debased character of the current President coming after years of declining public discourse. More...
“I always wondered who your are”
In the carefree age before lockdown, Margaret Hawkins waited for her car's oil to be changed, and she began to feel a weird sensation. More...
