FROM THE FOUNTAINHEAD TO THE
FUTURE and Other Essays on Art and Excellence
Reviews
"Fountainhead to the Future offers an upbeat rejoinder to the 'trangressional'
tirades that have become the staple of established opinion."
●
Roger Kimball
Managing Editor for the New Criterion
Many people think that art is an elusive subject, fluttering about like
a butterfly; therefore, anyone who tries to pin it down by writing about
it faces a daunting challenge. Alexandra York has seized this
opportunity of expressing her analyses, judgments and hopes for the art
of today. She has done this through her essays, which are insightful and
thought-provoking.
● Joseph Veach Noble
Director Emeritus, Museum of the city of New
York; Former Vice Director, the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Past
President, American Association of Museums
In a more optimistic age than ours, Matthew Arnold said that the
uppermost idea with Hellenism is to see things as they really are; he
also said that masses make movements, individualities explode them.
Alexandra York sees Modernism and Postmodernism as they really are and
invites individuals with courage and vision to join her in exploding
their foolishness and in pursuing the lofty alternative: Beauty.
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Arthur Pontynen Ph.D.
Art Department Chair, University of Wisconsin,
Oshkosh, WI
The art world has seen many changes in the 20th century, and we can only
guess at what the new millennium holds in store for us. In this
collection of essays, Alexandra York expresses a point of view, which is
popular but little heard: that art should be uplifting. In her desire to
promote beauty through the arts, she examines and tackles a number of
contentious topics of today, and presents a clear vision of what our
cultural legacy of tomorrow could bring as we move into the next
century.
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Gwen Pier
Executive Director, National Sculpture Society
The much credentialed Alexandra York has forged a collection of essays,
which certainly advances arts interests on many levels. This gifted
writer who is quite a wordsmith tackles a broad range of subject matter
and keeps the reader interested. It is quite a challenge to determine a
favorite essay, as each incomplete and uniquely faceted. When one closes
Yorks creative enterprise, one certainly has been engaged and
enlightened. Ms. York is a gifted thinker and one can only hope her
latest work will find a large audience. Her style is one of
relaxed-seriousness, but her passion for her subject matter is of
hurricane proportions. What a resource for the new millennium which
should be on every government leaders desk.
●
O. Aldon James, Jr.
President, The National Arts Club
"Taking on modern art powers-that-be requires a keen mind, courage, and
well-developed ability to communicate, all of which shine through her
shared thoughts."
● Pierre Rioux
Telicom Magazine