Author Archives: Stephen Futterer

It’s almost trite to describe the turn of the new year as bitter-sweet. And yet it still rings true. That inner warmth you get reviewing last year’s highlight reel (“you wanna check tape?”). Heck, your iPhone compiles it for you. And then there’s the hopeful aspect of what’s to come in the next. Maybe a little travel. Finish writing that book,Continue reading ““The TWILIGHT ZONE Zone””

New idea: why not chop up famous works into their smallest auctionable units? I think this half could be passed off as a Rothko-style color field painting and fetch a nice price. With its palette of pastel colors that pulse and suffuse into one another, what’s not to like? Set the reserve price at 7.25 million and letContinue reading ““Two-For-One Deal””

(Per Wikipedia) The Wrigley Building was constructed between 1920 and 1924. When work was begun, the Michigan Ave Bridge traversing the Chicago River due south of the building site was still under construction. It was chosen by William Wrigley, Jr for the headquarters of his chewing gum empire. In 1921, he became the principal owner of the ChicagoContinue reading ““Looking Up: Wrigley Building””

I had chance to visit Brussels some years ago and predictably, guided by Fodor’s, sought out the famed Menneken Pis. Who doesn’t love kissing and/or pissing cherubs? Yet I’m sure I’m not first to leave disappointed. It’s awkwardly situated, undersized, and the water mechanism is clumsy. To sum, the history is much more impressive thanContinue reading ““Midlife Juvenalia””