Gary’s Q&A

Listener question & Gary’s response · Transcript passage

Archibald Canfield on Facebook asks How do you feel about Wikipedia? Do you make changes if you see something not accurate?

Wikipedia is actually not bad for technical subjects. It is horrible for controversial subjects. That being said, it isn’t hard to find discrepancies on Wikipedia.

When I’ve found these discrepancies, it is almost never worth editing Wikipedia. Despite what they claim, not everyone can edit anything, at least not make a permanent edit. There is a relatively small team of editors and regular writers at Wikipedia who control what gets published. Long story short, I don’t find it worth the time and effort to make changes. Michelle Jaques on Facebook asks What is the piece of art that you have seen that really stuck with you?

My favorite sculpture is the Pieta by Michaelangelo which is in St Peter’s Basilica. In terms of more recent art, I’m a big fan of the late sculptor Frederick Hart. He created the sculpture at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (the statue, not the wall) and is also known for his work Ex Nihilo at the Washington National Cathedral. He was also a pioneer in working with acrylic sculptures. His acrylic work is gorgeous, and it is relatively affordable for fine art. He was considered to be a member of the arrière-garde movement, which was the opposite of the avant-garde.