KC STUDIO

KC Studio Magazine continues finding treasures around the metropolitan community. Take a look at these four selections that could inspire an outing to the neighborhood..

Untimely death, lack of resources, will or exposure might contribute to an artist’s anonymity. But these were not the case for Gray Foy. I had never heard of Gray Foy until I had the good fortune to interview Steve Martin, the art-collector, banjo-player, actor and comedian, about his just-published book, An Object of Beauty.

While the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art bears the words museum and art within its title, students and guests to the Johnson County Community College need to keep their eyes open for other “pocket” installations of art. As an example, 45 large paintings can be found near the dining hall. Sixteen significant sculptures are scattered around the campus grounds.