Dominique de Menil

Postcard from Houston

Everybody maligns Houston. I like it. But then, I like Los Angeles, too. Houston reminds me a lot of Los Angeles, but with more humidity, more parking, and slightly less

Finding the Right Architect

Some Notes on the Rothko Chapel John and Dominique de Menil, 1968. Photo: Hickey-Robertson, Houston courtesy menil.org If there was one person who inspired me to begin this blog, it

Art Mind: Kurt Schwitters and “Create” at the Berkeley Art Museum

My favorite art shows remind me of an open mind, a mind that is, at least for a time, not distracted by finances, traffic, children, and what author Walker Percy