by Bill Lasarow July 2, 2026 Robert Motherwell, “Elegy to the Spanish Republic XXXIV,” 1953-54, oil on canvas 80 x 100”. Courtesy of the Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Split Screen 1 This time, a three-parter … Former President Barack Obama presided over the public opening of the Obama Center on Chicago’s South Side. He and his closest partner, Michelle, opined with their usual eloquence about our democracy and our diversity. I chose the adjective “usual” to stress the quasi-boring