Judith Scott at Rolland Garros

This is a re-post from 2014. I stumbled upon it today and thought to celebrate this last day of the 31st of May, 2025, a day soon to be lost forever. It a reminder that flies by, and when a day whisks by us, no matter what we thought of us, whether it was a 'good' or 'difficult' one, it was a day rich with possibilities. 

This also reminds me that 'Art', in all its forms, is still one of the greatest obsessions to possess. Unlike Sports, another wonderful obsession, it is not constrained by one's age nor one's physical condition. It's an endless voyage of self-discovery that offers the adherent profound pleasure. 

Just a reminder of how Art and Culture take the back seat to the world consumerism, I was watching a brief Court-side interview with the winner of a match at Rolland Garros tonight when the winner of the match (an American) was asked by a French man, no less, if she would go shopping in Paris on her days off from the tournament? She replied, "Yes, of course I will go shopping in Paris".

There you have it ladies and gentlemen. 

In Paris, the capital of culture with more museums and exhibits than almost anywhere else in the world, the guy doesn't ask what museums she might visit while here for a few days off?  

Alas, the life of human beings has been reduced to going shopping instead of visiting a museum. I understand it, but it's an awful damn shame, as we used to say back in Kentucky.      

But anyway, here is the 'produce' of such an adventurer in the world of art.  

I had never heard of this incredible story of woman who died a few years ago. Her acceptance and success in the Art world asks many to think hard about what it means to 'be an artist' or 'to live creatively'. I haven't a clue, but I love that she made these strange and personal pieces, and I am moved by her. There is so much 'Art' made by so many 'overly-educated' yet, under-cultured and eager people wishing either to make a buck or find meaning for themselves in a complicated world. Judith was shielded by all those complications.