publisher's note
Art Creates a City
J
ust like the rest of the world I was devastated to hear of the passing of George Jones. We lost not only a great voice
but a fearless human being who was not afraid to play the game as honestly as he could, full throttle, flat out. The race was always on. I was fortunate to have played guitar for him back in the eighties when I toured with Tammy Wynette. He called me Little Paul, and I called him the Big Guy. My first session with George and Tammy was the Johnny Carson show, where they sang “Two Story House” and “Golden Ring”. Who knows what strange chemistry the two of them conjured up that night, but I can tell you it was as good as it ever gets. George is a true American Icon, fascinating, interesting, a total original, warts and all, and that is why we will still be talking about him long after the dust has settled. I am humbled and honored that our paths crossed.
New Artist EILEEN CORSE
This month we welcome Betsy Wills to our pages. Betsy, who maintains the very popular art blog www.artstormer.com, will be contributing Field Notes: A Local Look at Global Art. Each month Betsy will bring one of her picks of the most fascinating art from around the world. This month she brings us Emma Hack from Australia, a body illustrator whose images can be found on page 40. Our cover image this month is also by Hack and features an illustrated model in front of a cityscape. Hack paints both the model and the background and then photographs the effect. I make no excuses for my addictions or my obsessions, and one of them has to be my love of cars. I love everything about them, but most of all I love the way they look. The sleek lines, the styling, the chrome, the leather, the horsepower, everything about a beautiful car speaks volumes to me. So I cannot wait to start my conversation with the gems that will be on display at the Frist’s Sensuous Steel exhibit. (See our story beginning on page 31.) Twenty of the world’s finest Art Deco masterpieces will make their appearance June 14–September 15 in what will, no doubt, be a crowd-pleasing showstopper. Buckle up—it's going to be motor mayhem in Music City. Paul Polycarpou Editor in Chief Editorial & advertising Offices 644 West Iris Drive, Nashville, TN 37204 Tel. 615-383-0278 Advertising Department Cindy Acuff, Beth Knott, Keith Wright All sales calls: 615-383-0278
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