The Garden of Eden, of Lucas, Kansas, is one of the most evocative roadside attractions in the U.S. Built in 1907 by Civil War Veteran Sam Dinsmoor, it is also the country’s oldest intact folk art complex. At times called Visionary or Outsider art, it displays an elaborate set of […]
The Good Lord Bird by James McBride My rating: 1 of 5 stars The Good Lord Bird is an example of an overhyped (National Book Award winner), deeply flawed contemporary title, which the PC-mavens must adore for it potential virtue-signaling, as I can’t think of another reason. This wreckage of […]
The third largest national park in the continental U.S., the Everglades get little respect. In the 17 years I have been visiting, most tourists are foreign. True, it is flat. There are bugs. But it is the largest tropical wilderness in the U.S. and endlessly fascinating. There are three land […]
Take III, also from last December’s Art Basel extravaganza in Metro Miami, returns us to Miami Beach, the bacchanal’s birthplace, for Art Aqua, a more intimate and disturbing exhibition.
Take II, also from last December’s Art Basel extravaganza in Metro Miami, takes us down a few more Art Miami corridors and then into the Art Context annex. As always, many attendees put on their own show to compete with the wall flowers.
Art Basel/Miami Beach has expanded over the years, now including dozens of art fairs and events. In December a friend kindly invited me to Art Miami, which occupied the bayfront property where the Miami Herald once stood. As always, fascination with the female form, followed by celebrity glam, reigns. What […]
