The urgent art of Dewey Crumpler

A conversation with the painter and art professor, a prophetic voice on America's psychosis and the possibility of liberation

Some people know about wine. I just drink it. And that’s kind of how I am with art. I take it in regularly and with great joy, but I don’t Know About Art. This I confess.

Not long ago, one of my best friends invited me to an art show in New York organized by one of his best friends, Jordan Stein, who runs the San Francisco gallery Cushion Works. I went t…