
Monday, March 23, 2026
Painting Down Under
♫ "If we'd thought a bit
'bout the end of it . . . ."

Friday, March 20, 2026
Prime Movers
The twin primes 17 and 19 have a religious meaning in the month
of March . . . as feasts of St. Patrick and St. Joseph.
Let us hope they put in a good word for art writer Calvin Tomkins,
who reportedly died at 100 today.
For readers of The New York Times whose religion is art —
Here is a "portrait gallery of the prime movers" in this journal
on these two prime dates . . .
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Adapted Songlines
"Why don't you come with me, old man,
On a magic carpet ride?"
"This young girl, she played four . . ."
A Red Door for Jenna Ortega:
Oz Art
"Love is good, love can be strong
We gotta get right back to where we started from"
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Line for a Global Art Bard:
"I love the theater as I love Anne Hathaway . . ."
See illustration.




