93. Jim Love, Anyone Can Be a World Leader
We’re told, “You can do anything you want.” And what’s astounding is, it's true. Once all the history we’ve accepted as reality—because what else could it be, if that's all we know?—once that evaporates, we get to decide whether to make friends with who we are. Not everybody can become a great artist, but a great artist can come from anywhere. Jim Love made this wonderfully satirical work as part of a series titled “Tomorrow is No Solution.” He was right. Today is the day. So what will it be? What chair do we want to stand on?
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This post is part of MFAH 100, a series featuring works from the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in honor of its 100th birthday. 100 words on 100 works in 100 days.
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1984. Yet the title for this piece is timely now! Anyone. . .
Well, that’s certainly of the moment (and timeless).