driehausmuseum.org/exhibition/r... A spectacular exhibition of botanical paintings by Rory McEwen at the Driehaus in Chicago. Maybehe finest modern art I have ever seen!

"My 75th" a birthday post on my Substack Unfettered ideation: robertbecker639.substack.com/p/my-75th

Bravo to Chicago author Jonathan Eig for writing this long and readable biography of MLK. It has the immediacy, depth and rapid pace of an engrossing novel, all the more engaging for being a story of real life.

"Say Nothing" is a 9-hour series on Hulu that dramatizes the "heroics" of terrorism in Ireland. Subtle, nuanced, intelligent, intense. I loved the artistry but the subject is woeful and morbid. Both reminded me of The Battle of Algiers (1966).

Nearly 40 years after The Adventures of Milo and Otis, the cat returns for another epic journey. The movie Flow is wonderful across all artistic dimensions. This time not a word is spoken. Meow says it all.

Female Nude (1796), chalk and charcoal on paper by Henriette Lorimier (1775-1854), is exhibited in French Neoclassical Paintings from The Horvitz Collection, at the Art Institute of Chicago until 6 January 2025. The picture foreshadows Degas and Renoir decades before the advent of Impressionism.

Yesterday I visited the Art Institute of Chicago and saw the wonderful exhibition "Woven" featuring the baskets of Jeremy Frey. Astonishing blend of tradition and innovation.