Painter; fisherman; pseudo-hermaphrodite-Forrest Bess lived his life in obscurity at an isolated bait camp off the east coast of Texas. From 1949 through 1967; Bess showed at the Betty Parsons Gallery in New York City; alongside superstar artists such as Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko. Rediscovered after his death in 1977; Besss small visionary paintings are now prized by museums and collectors for their primal beauty; and can fetch over $200;000 apiece. Besss treasured canvases were only part of a grander theory-based on alchemy; Jungian philosophy; and aboriginal rituals-that proposed that hermaphrodism was the key to immortality. As an artist; Bess could never equivocate; and in 1960 he underwent an operation to become a pseudo-hermaphrodite. For the first time ever in print; Forrest Bess: Key to the Riddle combines the beauty of Besss art with the drama and tragedy of his personal life. Using Besss own hauntingly sincere words (in letters to Betty Parsons; Meyer Schapiro; and others) the book traces the life and logic of this forgotten artist and explains how a love of beauty and a desire for wholeness lead Bess to self-surgery and; ultimately; a mental hospital. Forrest Bess: Key to the Riddle is a fascinating look at one of Americas most notorious cult visionaries-a man who truly believed that art could save his life.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Turn Urban Vacant lots into productive Urban Micro Farms Train and Unleash Urban EntrepreneursBy DDVasseurEvery cities goal must be to turn vacant lots into productive Urban Micro Farms Employ and Unleash Entrepreneurs. Create Food Related Jobs that pay a living wage. Urban Sustainable STEM project based learning can fill "Employment skills Gaps" that afflict so many unemployed citizens. Cities like Bridgeport; New Haven; Waterbury; Milford; Meriden and Hartford can inexpensively transforming nontax paying property into profitable micro-farms and reduce unemployment while retraining a 21st Century STEM Workforce. Start maximizing a cities human potential. Food City can help us employ and train unemployed urbanites of all ages. What are we waiting for. DD Vasseur2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. I was disappointed to say the leastBy A CowBeing a disgruntled dairy cow myself; I must applaud Professor Limrsquo;s proposal to bring creation; storage and distribution of food back to the heart of our capital city.Just last week; a fellow bovine sister told me a parable of the miseducation of Britainrsquo;s urban youths. Apparently; when questioned where milk comes from; a certain inner-city child exclaimed that it comes from ldquo;a bottlerdquo;. I was disappointed to say the least. Itrsquo;s high time that milkmen and corporate supermarket chains stop taking credit for our work. We livestock must return to the urban landscape to impart future generations with our ancient wisdom of how the world has always been. Irsquo;m told that my great-great grandfather once grazed in the pastures of Londonrsquo;s Soho area; and I would very much like to see it.I raise a hoof in solidarity with Professor Lim and his eco-warriors.