That FGT quote always confused me because I've never known how Helen Frankenthaler is a political artist, or whether he's referring to post-war abstract painting in general.
That said, I feel like 75% of the time when I hear about artists passing away, my reaction is the appropriate variation of "helen frankenthaler was still alive!"
― edb, Tuesday, 27 December 2011 18:10 (twelve years ago) link