I’m an educated woman. Accomplished. Cultured. But I also have a secret. I’m hooked on Bravo TV. No, not the whole line-up! But one or two of its reality shows caught my fancy right away, and several others have grown on me like ivy on a brick wall. It’s time to come out of the […]
Celebrate with Red, White, and Blue – Artwork!
It’s the 4th of July! To celebrate in high style, how about a glance at some color-charged fine art from the 20th century. It’s all-American, it’s hot hot hot, and it’s red, white, and blue! On the RED Team: Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, and Philip Guston On the WHITE Team: Robert Ryman and Agnes Martin […]
Nek Chand’s Mosaic People, Meg Ryan’s Hair
I am wandering a darkened hallway. Somewhere, the sun is rising. I know it is morning, but the arches and carved stone go on and on like this interminable day of subways and airport shuttles, staring at tracks and walls that begin to tighten around me, more suffocating with each passing minute, the train, now, […]
Andy Warhol Loved Shoes
Andy Warhol loved shoes. Shaking awake. Scrambling to start: 80 miles to go, highway of stacked heels. Four hours to kill in platform slides, sliding back, into sleep. Home again, home again – words and shoes. Road trip, shoe trip, shoe tripping. Andy Warhol loved shoes. Drawings, paintings, screen prints, diamond dust on […]