05/10/2026
Sunday’s With Mike: I’m Ready For Kindergarten
When I was 5, I flunked kindergarten. After that, my parents pretty much said “ Good Luck Mike“
Although my academic prowess excelled in later years, at 16, I scored the lowest SAT scores in the history of my high school. My parents and friends didn’t think there was a chance in hell that I would succeed and said “ Good Luck Mike”.
When I decided to take a little Japanese print gallery from Cleveland and make it famous, my parents friends rolled their eyes and said “Good Luck Mike”.
As I travelled to one major exhibition after another to some of the most prestigious art fairs in the U.S, the crowds continued to swell listening to my stories of success and failure in life. The other dealers shook their heads. They had never seen anyone like me at such a high level art show.
When I would visit some of the most prestigious contemporary artists in Japan, they all looked me with great skepticism. They had never met anyone this ordinary at this level of the art world.
However, growing up with works that hung in the Metropolitan, Cleveland Museum Of Art, and the Fogg gave me an aesthetic sense of what’s is great in the art world. In addition, emotional intelligence as well as a sense of humor that most people lack helped me along.
Thanks to all for another great art season
Moral Of The Story: Modesty, Humbleness, And A Sense Of Humility. Are Three Things You Can’t Measure.
Can’t Wait To Play Kickball With My Friends Again
