Toledo (Ohio) Art Museum
It might surprise you to learn that the Toledo Art Museum is outstanding. Indeed, you might be surprised that the city has an art museum. Today, Toledo is a city…
Excellent survey of the modern art museum
Excellent article about the sate of the modern art museum. The author, Jerry Saltz, hits many of the points I’ve written about. Of course, it doesn’t take special insight to…
Planned visit to the Cleveland Museum of Art
I’m going to the Cleveland Museum of Art later today to visit the Durer exhibition for the 3rd time. The small exhibit contains three-dozen prints–engravings and woodcuts, and a single etching. I love…
The Good and Bad: My Experience at the Dayton Art Institute
The last time I visited the Dayton Art Institute was an unpleasant experience. I grew up in Dayton and was intimate with its collection. I was disappointed upon discovering that…
Thumbs-up: van Ruisdael; Thumbs-down: Renoir
I’ve loved art as far back as I can remember. During the summer before First Grade we moved to a farm, and while exploring the barn loft (true story), I…
Art doesn’t just capture the thrill of life … sometimes it is that thrill
Julian Barnes writes about his love for art and art museums in The Guardian. One point he makes, one which I agree with, is that you can go your own way…
Cleveland Museum of Art 2013 Staff Exhibition
I attended the annual Cleveland Museum of Art Staff Exhibition the other day. Like last year, the show is in the museum’s lower level by the parking garage. Unlike last…
David Teniers video
I completed a new video about the great Flemish artist, David Teniers. I was inspired to create the video by my memory of the Cleveland art museum’s painting by Teniers.…