Recently, I visited the San Francisco museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA). Half the museum was closed for an exhibit installation, so the entry fee was half price, making it slightly cheaper than the parking in downtown SF. Upon my first walk through the 70th anniversary show, I was struck by Jay DeFeo's The Veronica:
It feels alive to me, as if created by the very same natural processes employed in the wilderness. I think that art serves this purpose, particularly for city-dwellers: to get in touch with wildness. To wit: Thoreau's frequently misquoted "In wildness is the preservation of the world."
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