The Return of CultureGrrl

Did you all miss me, artlings?

Not only was I sojourning in Europe, but my Internet died the day before I left (so I had to post my leave-taking remotely) and it was still down for two days after I got back. My burned-out modem is being replaced as I type this. It must have been overwhelmed by all those hot stories!

I'm now back to posting, but more sporadically than during the September-to-June art season, so I can enjoy some summer fun and, more importantly, research and write a scintillating book proposal.

I'll give you a hint: It's a biography of a defunct American museum director. (The director's defunct, not the museum.) Doesn't that just make you want to log onto Amazon right now, to reserve your copy? Actually, my subject is a person whose pioneering exploits and wide-ranging achievements transcend the mild-mannered job title. Marion Seldes gets the title role.

Oops, I think I've just given it away. If you know who she is and have some background info that you think might be useful to me (that means you, Tom), please do drop me an e-mail!

But you're probably not all that interested in my summer plans or my would-be book. You're all ears for my Art Basel babble. I'll probably postpone my summer sloth for just a bit, since we do have so much to catch up on, including many Rhine Journey tidbits, and updates on previous CultureGrrl stories that haven't stopped unfolding while I've been off the case.

COMING NEXT: Art Babel: The Instant Messages of Snap-Judgment Art.