From the Fountainhead to the Future and Other Essays on Art and Excellence
"Fountainhead to the Future offers an upbeat rejoinder to the 'trangressional' tirades that have become the staple of established opinion." --Roger Kimball, managing editor for the New Criterion, reviewing for American Outlook."Taking on modern art powers-that-be requires a keen mind, courage, and well-developed ability to communicate, all of which shine through her shared thoughts." --Dr. Pierre Rioux wrting for Telicom MagazineIn a more optimistic age than ours, Matthew Arnold said that the uppermost idea with Hellenism is to see things as they really are; he also said that masses make movements, individualities explode them. Alexandra York sees Modernism and Postmodernism as they really are and invites individuals with courage and vision to join her in exploding their foolishness and in pursuing the lofty alternative: Beauty. --Arthur Pontynen Ph.D., Art Department Chair, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, WIMany people think that art is an elusive subject, fluttering about like a butterfly; therefore, anyone who tries to pin it down by writing about it faces a daunting challenge.  Alexandra York has seized this opportunity of expressing her analyses, judgements and hopes for the art of today.  She has done this through her essays, which are insightful and thought-provoking. --Joseph Veach Noble, Director Emeritus, Museum of the city of New York; Former Vice Director, the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Past President, American Association of MuseumsThe art world has seen many changes in the 20th century, and we can only guess at what the new millennium holds in store for us. In this collection of essays, Alexandra York expresses a point of view, which is popular but little heard: that art should be uplifting. In her desire to promote beauty through the arts, she examines and tackles a number of contentious topics of today, and presents a clear vision of what our cultural legacy of tomorrow could bring as we move into the next century. --Gwen Pier, Executive Director, National Sculpture SocietyThe much credentialed Alexandra York has forged a collection of essays, which certainly advances arts interests on many levels. This gifted writer who is quite a wordsmith tackles a broad range of subject matter and keeps the reader interested.  It is quite a challenge to determine a favorite essay, as each incomplete and uniquely faceted.  When one closes Yorks creative enterprise, one certainly has been engaged and enlightened.  Ms. York is a gifted thinker and one can only hope her latest work will find a large audience.  Her style is one of relaxed-seriousness, but her passion for her subject matter is of hurricane proportions.  What a resource for the new millennium which should be on every government leaders desk. --O. Aldon James, Jr., President, The National Arts Club