Half a century building a city while living in a tent. Although I left the friendly confines of NYC where I was born and raised, I still look forward to the Sunday NY Times as a wonderful weekend...
The most enduring elements in any society are those of self-expression through paintings, music, sculpture, architecture and literature. Our art is the mirror through which we see ourselves, reflecting back to us the way we think, what we believe, and how we feel about and interpret the world around us. And its through these achievements that future generations come to understand the ones that came before.
We love art, in all its forms -- it's exciting, fun, and often provocative. We strive to bring to you works that you won't find anywhere else, and we hope you enjoy our selections.
Alice Neel Lowered the Bar…Then Raised it Again
The Painter’s Painter no one remembers Portrait painting is one of the oldest forms of documentation which still exists today. Its subjects range from Royalty to Madmen, from the oldest and the dying...
The Woman Who Broke Up the Beatles
Yoko Ono before she was Yoko Ono. She is best known as the woman who broke up the Beatles. She is almost as well known as the woman who screeches and screams on John Lennon’s later albums. She...
The Bard of Bronzeville
An introduction to Gwendolyn Brooks Maxie Allen always taught her Stipendiary little daughter To thank her Lord and lucky star For eye that let her see so far, For throat enabling her to eat Her...
The Horror of Nursery Rhymes
Keep your kids away from them. Parents have mindlessly recited century’s old nursery rhymes to their kiddies for hundreds of years. They have a feel-good tone, and there’s evidence that...
Women Beat Writers
Finally, some well-deserved attention. Like most disciplines in the mid twentieth century, literature has been male dominated. Most of the major movements in art and culture have had the same agenda...
Jackson Pollock
Monster, Genius & Icon There’s never been a more controversial artist — greatly admired, loved, and hated, and vastly misunderstood. He was a hero to many, a villain to many more, and...
Graffiti
An art form and a force for social change. Graffiti conjures up images of painted subway trains, building walls, steel storefronts, and any other large flat surfaces. They may be designs or primitive...
Does the Makeup Make the Man?
Getting in touch with your feminine side. Recently at a social gathering, I met a fellow I hadn’t seen in years. From across the room he looked somehow younger than the last time we met. As we...
The World’s Most Unusual Man
No bindings to social norms for Mr. Hearn {Author’s note: There are several words in this article which may prove an annoyance to the genteel ear. Please be forewarned!} Down through the ages...
