Ruscha's ascent to the upper echelons of art-world esteem has coincided with recurring assurances that Los Angeles is, once again, on the verge of becoming a major art center.
A cutely vandalized truck would seem a pretty humble epiphany, as epiphanies go, but it inspired a way of painting that quietly gained authority, while more ingratiating styles rose and fell in art-world esteem.
We're all stuck with a "congenital uncertainty as to our own value," and bad behavior -- name dropping, overweening ambition, conspicuous consumption -- is the inevitable result, a symptom of our desperate bid for the world's esteem.
Prince's rendition of a tattooed lass who styles herself "nightcoregirl," sticking out her remarkably long tongue, may not rival a Rembrandt self-portrait for the world's esteem, but it is quite as soundly a complex and integral portrayal on stretched canvas.
Jonathan: In a world where esteem and hobbies hinge on how many likes someone gets on Instagram, I don't see any of the flippant hobbyist street photographers who are trying the genre on for size - trying, it seems, mostly to become Internet famous - sticking with it.
And while it grapples with big questions - how a death sentence can set you free, how you earn respect in a world that esteems only money - the detail is never overlooked.
Jerry's concern for the world's poor, esteem for education, love of children and strong Catholic faith prompted great generosity.
It's clear that she holds the humanity of the Arab world in high esteem, from the way she dresses while traveling through Egypt and the UAE, to the way she talks about this part of the world.
6 Esteemed Literary Translators, in Their Own Words: six of the world's most esteemed translators behind classics like Don Quixote and Knausgaard's My Struggle series talk to the Wall Street Journal.
The survivors have become some of the world's most esteemed collector cars.
