A Museum-Quality Thomas Kinkade?

A show of Thomas Kinkade at a real art museum? Really? Fullerton’s Main Art Gallery at California State University is hosting a show of the self-proclaimed “Painter of Light.” “Having Kinkade at Grand Central is kind of like having McDonald’s pitch its Big Macs on PBS, or having Pepsi and Coors Light throw a rock concert on Washington, D.C.’s Mall. ‘There’s no financial motivation for us to do this. It’s for the sake of stirring things up, creating dialogue.’ Apparently, the strategy has worked. CSUF students and faculty have been buzzing about the upcoming show, and many are furious.”