Art’s highest calling is not utility.
“Having no official appointment, I acquired many arts” – Is Confucius right?
Why Quilt? Because You Can’t Read Or Write…
The Loving Quilt (2012), Barbara McCraw (US) (Reprinted from The Art Newspaper).
NEWS & UPDATES FOR Cartographer’s Conundrum Revisited – Sanford Biggers Was Right (2015)
3/6/2016 Can anyone of us imagine
Our Microbiome & Global Warming – When Science Approaches Art
Microbes control our energy needs, not oil companies; and have ruled the Earth for over 2.4 billion years and could take over again…
Ten Years On – Information vs Knowledge
The roots and branches of learning…
When A Museum Experiments – The Hillman Photography Initiative At CMOA
The Carnegie Museum of Art is asking questions…please join in the conversation.
Cartographer’s Conundrum Revisited – Sanford Biggers Was Right
In 2012 I questioned Biggers’ opinion about wall text in museum exhibitions…
The Polite American – When It Comes To Art Criticism
Roberta Smith nevertheless hits all the points… Quotables from Venice Biennale reviews
Venice Biennale 2015 – The Loud & The Quiet
Should art be made to effect change?
NEWS & UPDATES: How crows view death & who cares?
New research on the behavior of a group of crows shows that they are very aware of, and weary
NEWS & UPDATES: Placebos are real medicine for some people…And art’s place in this new landscape
Some pains are real, like when you skin your elbow; others have no organic cause. In my book review…