It has been suggested to me (by a well-known Philadelphia artist) that there is a dependent relationship between art and the city and that most great art comes from metropolitan areas. Is this true? Does history support this statement? My gut tells me that art comes down to… Continue reading
by Ilene Spiewak Why would Ellsworth Kelly (1923 – 2015) chose to live in the middle of nowhere in Spencertown, NY? It’s a quiet hamlet in the Hudson Valley not far from the Massachusetts border where I live. We’ve driven through Spencertown (not hip) countless times on our way to Hudson (hip) or to New … Continue reading
