Top: Jacob Hashimoto speaking in front of Another Cautionary Tale Comes to Mind, 2016Mixografia, Los AngelesBottom: Installation view of Jacob Hashimoto, Gas Giant, 2014. Currently based in New York, Jacob Hashimoto started his career here in L.A. and I've been following his work for years. There are two more versions of this painting: one in Amsterdam at the Van Gogh Museum and another in Paris at the Musée d'Orsay. With all of the above, it's time to evoke the Latin saying ars longa, vita brevis -- which, in my imperfect translation, goes "life is short but art is forever". ___________Edward Goldman is an art critic and the host of Art Talk, a program on art and culture for NPR affiliate KCRW 89.9 FM.

Source: Huffington Post January 18, 2017 00:00 UTC