One of my favourite mag pieces of late is this appropriately joyful and poetic piece by Matthew Holman on the great Frank O'Hara's lesser known work as an ambassador of American art for Nelson Rockefeller's International Program .... its so good. Gift link here as.ft.com/r/eafb8692-f...
The poet and curator was at the forefront of US efforts to project its high art as forcefully as its military might abroad — an idea that now looks dead
