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85. Simone Leigh, Satellite

I can’t help but chuckle at the uproar if she had appeared in front of the MFAH once upon a time.

19 hrs ago •

84. Alexander Calder, The Crab

Calder's wonderfully spiky crab reminds us of our nearby wilderness on the coast.

Dec 10 •

83. Robyn O'Neil, On Sorrow

Living fully means laughing all of our laughter and, yes, weeping all of our tears.

Dec 9 •

82. Grupo Mondongo, Calavera 4 (Skull 4)

Don’t get distracted, because none of this worldly craziness matters!

Dec 7 •

81. Lee Bontecou, Untitled

This is not a painting.

Dec 6 •

80. František Kupka, The Yellow Scale

Of course, the yellow man is not yellow at all.

Dec 5 •

79. Assyrian Guardian Figure

Surely Maurice Sendak was looking at carvings like this when he drew Where the Wild Things Are.

Dec 4 •

78. Chakaia Booker, Mutual Concerns

There is nothing more unlovable than an old used tire, right?

Dec 3 •

77. Mughal Fly Whisk

The long bristles themselves are thinly shaved ivory.

Dec 2 •

76. Mary McCleary, Plato's Cave

So much mischief is caused by our need to believe that things actually are as they seem.

Nov 30 •

75. Boris Aldridge, Blue Forest

A 21st-century Irish ceramicist besotted with medieval Persian art.

Nov 29 •

74. Forrest Bess, Bread and Potatoes

Deliciousness is simple, even elemental.

Nov 28 •

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