Red Phallic Symbol on Highway - Highland Bridge

Well Denver has done it again. Found a way to spend it's hard earned public coffers on fine art that doesn't serve a purpose. This is the banter on the airwaves by Caplis and DA turned Radio Host, Craig Silverman. Are they wrong?

We think partly. Art as monuments to war/causes are traditional statements for rallies; art as monuments to the creative thoughts, the engine for America's next generations are for the human spirit at all levels. Ultimately, monuments like that wasted money of a death horse greeting fine travelers with a poltergeist Colorado/Denver welcome look at DIA should indeed be desecrated and removed. Nothing elegant or proud of civic culture comes from it - which may not be the case from glancing at this red phallic symbol.

Veterans Day Celebration

Veterans Day congers up the memory of Japan's surrender in WWII and the reaction of Americans to the end of the war. Tomorrow in New York, 'the nurse' in Alfred Eisenstaedt's most famous photograph of WWII is the grand marshal of the NYC Veterans Day Parade. She will be dressed in her 'whites' as she says she was in Times Square that memorable day. Since Eisenstaedt did not know the sailor and the nurse in his photograph, will we ever know the true identities. Indeed, we certainly can collect this iconic photograph to keep this day alive from generations to generations.

Fall Edition of Art Quarterly is now online

Living a simple, elegant lifestyle is inclusive with the fine arts. The latest edition of The Art Quarterly is now available for download. Features include: "America in All Her Grandeur - The Solo Exhibit of Jay Wolf Schlossberg-Cohen"; Photographers Joshua Barash and Howard Schatz's exploration with emerging techniques; and holiday options and MARKET TWO opportunities.

Leaders and Their Followers

Today we experience a new America as Barack Obama is now President-elect of the United States. Watching Charlie Rose and his guests talk about the election, I was struck by the statement of Bernard Henri-Levy (philosopher, activist, journalist, filmmaker, author of "Who Killed Daniel Pearl") as he joined in with the discussion of the pundits, historians, and friends of Obama. He said that the uniqueness of Obama is that he stands on the shoulders of Martin Luther King, who stood on the shoulders of John F. Kennedy. The panel also discussed the historical significance that the 44th president will be an African American, but that this African American is the one who will assume this mantel of responsibility. How appropriate that his acceptance speach was in the footsteps of MLK -shown by Photographer Ted Williams, in his 1966 Chicago Rally.

Invent Baby Invent

Again, I listened to New York Times columnist, Thomas Friedman, talk about his thoughts for the future of the United States. He said that in this political climate of McCain vs. Obama the mantra must be 'Invent Baby Invent' not 'Drill Baby Drill'. This country of blue states/red states/ but all are the United States of America (as Obama said in 2004), we must be developing energy independence for ourselves, which will then filter out to the rest of the world. By developing wind power, solar polar and other renewable sources of energy, we will be able to green our environment for generations to come.

Thus 'America in all of her Grandeur' is so timely. Opening November 14, 2008 (thru March 31, 2009), the paintings of Jay Wolf Schlossberg-Cohen record the natural beauty of our land whether it be Joshua Tree National Park (CA); Rocky Mountain National Park (CO) or Shenandoah National Park (VA).

Photography influences on news culture

In the October issue of 'Vanity Fair' Magazine, the editors featured 'the 25 best news photographs' in honor of the magazine's 25th anniversary. At GALLERY M, we can relate. Not only is it our start of our 13 year, we believe, as does Vanity Fair,  that art (including photography) has the ability to be transformational; to transform the viewers' lives. Of the 25 photographs highlighted in the issue, GALLERY M represents 7 of the 25 images mentioned including: The Flag Raising on Mt. Suribuchi by Joe Rosenthal; Dewey Defeats Truman as captured by Ed Clark; Nick Ut's Kim Phuc in Vietnam Napalm, Nixon Waves Farewll by the Associated Press, Tianamen Square Demonstration, and poingent images from the civil rights movement, including Martin Luther King's "I have a dream speech" which has a similar feel to our own Ted Williams' Soldier Field MLK works and the vintage photograph shown here by Francis Miller; ; Police Chief shooting a Viet Cong officer by Eddie Adams; Nixon boarding the plane the day of his resignation; John Kennedy Jr saluting his father released by AP; Students being escorted to high school as desegregation begins as a vintage by Ed Clark; ; Tiananmen Square Associated Press photographer depicting the importance of one person can make a difference.

What a statement of the times we live in; what a statement of the significance of GALLERY M as it continues to assist collectors build collections of importance.

DNC sets mark for leadership?

In historic proportion, the 4 days in Denver have exposed leadership in America. The question will be: can leadership compete? Cutting taxes for 95% of the majority of America would be a great thing. How do you pay for the rise in food, gas, and health care? The oil addiction is a function of poor policy, misguided marketing and lacking leadership. Today leaves us with an opportunity to change the course of history. This is reflective of times past. Obama wants to waste time with nuclear energy, harness clean coal and support the established auto industry - per his evening speech at Invesco Field. Will the next convention lead to the same blind support of failed policies? If so, will our leadership end in the motorcycle diary that each American never expected to creep up on ourselves in a pure democratic and capitalist society? As editor of a for profit company, taking a political position is easy: we believe in consumer choice first and political leaders second. Evaluate your election options carefully - as this campaign will lead you to an alternative that either will propel America to great heights or remain the butt of European, Asian and R.O.W. jokes. Consumer demand for a good is by far the fastest vote available in the American economy. Understanding what you see and buy is the core of not just your future but that of the intellectual age. "Hold firmly without wavier to the hope we cannot confess", Barack Obama reference to scripture.