Winslow Homer's Light
Dawn, dusk, and moonlight. These are the moments of Homer’s paintings. Light continues to illuminate, as all else fades, as if in a dream.
Read MoreFranz Kline
Franz Kline's Black, White, and Gray (1959) is nearly nine feet tall and nearly seven feet wide. I came across it in person at the Met a few months ago. It’s overwhelming…
Read MoreIngre's La Grande Odalisque
Ingres is reputed to have said that he could paint a nude with only mud, provided he had a full palette for the background.
Read MoreBarnett Newman's Vir Heroicus Sublimus
When you are within a few feet of this painting, you can no longer see where it begins or ends, and are simply gazing into its limitlessness.
Read MoreRothko at the Vuitton Foundation
Mark Rothko was found dead on the floor of his studio on February 25, 1970. What ensued from his death was the largest lawsuit ever to take place in the art world.
Read MoreLouis Kahn: Building and Being
The Kimball Art Museum is now fifty years old, and looks no different than the day it was finished.
Read MoreArcosanti: An Aquarian Utopia
Like so many ventures of the 1970's, Arcosanti is sometimes seen as merely a commune. Yet it's hard to deny the charm of the place, and that of its inhabitants.
Read MoreTaliesen West
Taliesen West is a kind of geometric interpretation of nature. No detail is left undesigned. No tree, rock or plant is not asked to pose for the audience. It is the final act of the master.
Read MoreMarfa: The Work of Donald Judd
It is difficult to convey the impact of Judd’s works. It's not just the size. It's that the work mediates between you, the earth and sky, challenging every reference point of consciousness.
Read MoreThe Triglyph Dilemma
One of the great mysteries of Greek architecture which defies rational explanation is something known as the Triglyph Dilemma.
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