Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: I wasn't around for the first great transformation in the arts -- the invention of oil painting.
But I certainly was around, centuries later, to enjoy the second -- the exodus of cigarettes from the gallery world. (Thank you, thank you, Mr. Surgeon General.) I don't know whether anyone has commented on its impact before.
Of course, even in a smoke-free environment, art can be hazardous to your health -- if you happen to be an artist. For years I watched my peers, especially the printmakers, go to their too-soon deaths after extended exposure to the toxic stuff their art demanded.
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