MAS = More

Doug Wheeler’s installation “DW 68 VEN MCASD 11” (1968-2011), in San Diego. Photo by Doug Gates/Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.

The artist Doug Wheeler tells two stories, both having to do with light, that go a long way toward explaining why he is so revered by many fellow artists — as a visionary and a relentlessly stubborn perfectionist — and also why his work has been seen by so few American artgoers over the last few decades, particularly those in New York. (New York Times)