So far, it looks like the rest of America thinks that it is a good idea to keep the Whitney Biennial in New York and not infect the rest of us with it.

I disagree.

Read the original idea by Tyler Green here and the responses here.

I was on the radio again today, on Voice of America broadcasting to all of Latin America in Spanish.

I was discussing the impact of Cuban painter Jose Maria Mijares, who died in Miami a few days ago - read the Miami Herald story here.

Mijares, who won the Cuban National Painting Prize in 1950, lived for a while in New York, where the Abstract movement had a tremendous impression on his work.

When he escaped Castro's jailed island in 1968, Mijares returned to representation to express the loss of his homeland and his work became very important to the powerful Cuban footprint on American art.

He will be missed.

Some spectacular (and famous) works of art will be auctioned by Sotheby's on May 15 in New York. They are 44 paintings from the collection of Mr. & Mrs. John Hay Whitney and they have the secondary art world market watering at the mouth. See some of them here.

Some DC area artists in past Sotheby's auctions:

Gene Davis

Sam Gilliam

Catriona Fraser

Maxwell MacKenzie

You can also find a lot of more detailed auction records at Askart.com

Guerrilla FilmFest IV this coming Saturday...

The Guerrilla Film Fest (GFF) was established to provide an alternative venue for independent and foreign filmmakers who work outside the Hollywood & Indywood system (and who are therefore largely marginalized by the mainstream entertainment industry in the United States).

Next showings:
Carnegie Institution (1530 P Street - NW)
and Resources for the Future Bldg. (1616 P St - NW), Wash., DC
When: Saturday, April 3, 5:00pm to 10:30pm

TICKETS:
--$10 for Shorts or Feature Program
--$15 for both Shorts AND Feature Programs
--Ticket includes RECEPTION
--Buy tickets at door to Carnegie Institution or buy online in advance here and pick it up at the door.

Check out the film schedule at the website.

The feature film, being shown at the Carnegie Institution from 8:15PM - 10:00PM is "The Creature of the Sunny Side-Up Trailer Park." . Starring our own (she lives in Potomac) Lynda Carter ("Wonder Woman"), Shirley Jones ("The Partridge Family"), Bernie Koppel ("The Love Boat"), and Frank Gorshin ("Batman")..... gotta go see The Riddler!

After the screening, Director Christopher Coppola will be available for Q&A. Coppola began his film making career at an early age by creating Super 8mm films that starred his brother, Nicolas Cage. Since then, he has completed eight feature films.

For further info, contact John Hanshaw, Director, Guerrilla Film Fest at gfilmfest@yahoo.com or call him at 202/ 234 2889.

I'd show this guy in a New York second.

A trade for John Currin perhaps?

Last night I was at a cocktail party in the home of Dr. David Levy, Director of the Corcoran. The party was to host all the local alumni of the Sotheby's Institute of Art.

I also came away with the impression that the Corcoran College of Art & Design may be working together in the future with the Sotheby's Institute of Art.

My good friend and Washington Post photographer Rebecca D'Angelo is having an exhibition of her photographs at Cornerstone Architects, 23 West Broad in Richmond. Opening reception is April 2 from 7-10 PM.