Mmm, that charge always seemed to come from defensive conservatives. I never saw comments on Obama’s political beliefs as racial. But I did see conservatives endlessly claiming liberals were saying that.
Pop art isn’t for everyone, but he was, along with Roy Lichtenstein, the true master of the genre. Granted, weird guy. But I enjoyed his take on things and if I had one of his originals I would be a happy man. His stuff is crazy expensive.
I found this to be a really good podcast episode. It deals with dragons, museums, Arab rugs, and the Andy Warhol museum.
It has nothing to do with the conversation, but if you can tolerate Gladwell’s voice, he has good questions/perspective about art collection (e.g., why wouldn’t the Met sell one carpet that has never seen the light of day (even though it has thousands) to avoid laying off 50 people?)