Kehinde Wiley, “President Barack Obama”
Other ages will not understand our cruel cynicism, exercised in the name of power. They won’t equate the painting below and Shepard Fairey’s “...
Tag: fine art
The Folds of Love
I make fun of myself for wanting to be loved, but you won’t find a trace of that humor in my prose. Writing, as if it were a more powerful sort of memory ...
Exhibition: “Bouquets,” French Still-Life Painting from Chardin to Matisse
“Bouquets” runs from October 26, 2014 to February 8, 2015 at the Dallas Museum of Art. 1. That morning, the job interview did not happen. I was misl...
Maiko Shioda, “let me dream”
With thanks to Mark Alonzo and Coco Rico Sharing one’s dreams is very risky. It could be interpreted as an act of incredible shamelessness or bravery. Ma...
George Romney, “Young Man with a Flute”
The cutest and saddest thing happened while I was staring at this. Some little girl was being led by her Dad past this painting. She slowed a bit and attempted ...