What a Tuesday - the tension between art theft and giving is a live and well! As a reminder, it is Giving Tuesday, so prioritize a non-profit organization that you love or care about and give a little bit more today. Most organizations have double impact because of other donor gifts, so you can maximize your gift (and before the end of the year!). Or support my writing by becoming a paid Color & Light subscriber below!
I have been drawn to a few stories that involve deaccessions (Valparaiso University) or questionable provenances (Edward Hopper and a minister friend - the drama is unfolding). I am attracted to these stories for various reasons, but most of all it is interesting to see how art is treated mainly as an asset. I include another review of The Met European galleries. I re-visited them this past Sunday and they are stunning. I am excited to plan some tours around them ( pretty overwhelming with 45 galleries to choose from). And I end the dispatch with a full-length documentary of the AIDS Quilt in commemoration of World Aids Day (December 1). I remember meeting Cleve Jones (creator of the AIDS Quilt) in San Francisco years ago and I was always inspired by his focus on individual stories. He made you feel like you were the most important person in the room. I have always admired this quality in leaders. Hope you all have a great week. Enjoy!
Brilliant storytelling: “Fuzzy Feelings” Apple for the holidays.
The on-going saga of one of my favorite Georgia O’Keeffe paintings and Valparaiso University:
A new story of questionable gifts of Hopper paintings from the ex-Whitney curator:
On-going Reviews of the new Met European Galleries
Common Threads: Stories from the AIDS quilt at The New York Historical Society
A screening of the 1989 documentary available here on YouTube (in full).There are six panels on view at The NY Historical Society for World AIDS Days on December 1.
Obsessed with the Caravaggios! 
Five Vermeers in a row!
