The Mass Appeal of Gustav Klimt and Donald Trump: All That Glitters Is Not Gold

I have a Gustav Klimt magnet of "Adele Bloch" on my refrigerator and "The Three Ages of Woman" poster stored away somewhere in my garage. A friend of mine in college had Klimt's "The Kiss" postcard hanging over her bed. Indeed Klimt comes in many shapes and sizes--more especially postcards, magnets, bags and t-shirts, tea towels, cups and posters. Klimt once said that "art is a line around your thoughts." I love that quote. He might well have said art is a line around politics or can be--especia...