(Published on the KPBS arts blog, Culture Lust, November 29, 2009) By Dave Hampton In 1948, an abstract painting called “Hope Deferred” took first prize in the annual San Diego Art Guild exhibition. People were pissed. San Diegans were accustomed to art that was easily chewed and swallowed – happy landscapes and beautiful portraits … Continue reading John McLaughlin & Harry Bertoia in San Diego