Chihuly Channels Dr Seuss

San Francisco Chronicle art critic Kenneth Baker complains that Dale Chihuly's glass work is not worthy of a de Young exhibition. Chihuly's baubles don't compare to the deep ponderings of 9/11 or Abu Ghraib like Marlene Dumas' latest show -- which I hope to see in Houston this Winter -- this exhibition is for regular folks who like to be visually tantalized with big, bold, colorful Dr Seussy swirls and twirls. Maybe it is a stretch to consider this work an exemplary representation of 'decorative arts and crafts' which the de Young is known for but it sure does feel good.

Chihuly at the de Young

Marlene Dumas

The Painter Painter

1994