SA Chase at Arts

06/14/2026

06/14/2026

Attended Legacy Lab NM today, superb program focused on some of the many aspects of artist legacy projects. Thanks to The Necessarian and so many good presentations!

www.legacylabnm.org

"Legacy is not measured by fame or awards. Legacy is measured by how much suffering you ease and how many lives you lift." Stephen Colbert.

06/12/2026

The Mapplethorpe Foundation earns a quarter of a million dollars annually from merchandising and licensing, and another $200,000-$250,000 per year in exhibition fees, as museums borrowing prints fr…

06/10/2026

Interior Gallery Photos by and ©Tim Hursley, courtesy of Crystal Bridges Museum As a world-class institution showcasing one of the most impressive collections of American art spanning five centuries, the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has firmly placed Bentonville, Arkansas on the global cu...

06/06/2026

From Max Anderson:

Succession is on my mind because last night I had the privilege of hearing composer Nicholas Britell explain how he went about scoring the music for the popular television series by that name.

06/01/2026

A review of the new documentary Georgia O’Keeffe: The Brightness of Light directed by Paul Wagner and now streaming on Apple TV.

05/29/2026

Johnny DeFeo in Taos, NM!

The artist Johnny DeFeo reimagined his wildlife paintings as a tiny adventure house that he constructed high in the New Mexican desert. (Vacationers, check Airbnb.)

05/28/2026

Further insight into our work with the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation.

05/24/2026

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/27/comment-lori-fogarty-oakland-museum-california-museums-civic-institutions

At the Oakland Museum of California we often say: “Keep doing the good work.” We need to be clearer about what the work is and how we commit to it