James Brinsfield, one of Kansas City’s leading abstract painters, died Sept. 21, 2024, at the age of 77, with his partner Alice Thorson at his side. The cause of death was cancer.
Jessica May: ‘Art is how you know you’re in community’
More than a decade ago Jessica May, then curator of contemporary and modern art at Maine’s Portland Museum of Art, first visited Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City.
Whew. In early April we learned that the unique character and identity of Kansas City’s Crossroads Art District will not be shattered by the incursion of a baseball stadium.
This year, take a break from the department stores during your gift shopping rounds and check out the unique offerings at the many museum shops around the metro.
