That glass art is very pretty, but Dale Chihuly the artist is a divisive character. Phony or genius? What do you think?

He's a phony: He doesn't even make that glass art himself, he "art-directs" the glass blowers. Also, the Chihuly museum sits on city-owned land, and charges an arm and a leg for admission. They don't do First Thursday or museum pass, only museum month, which gives downtown hotel visitors a discount. That's not very community friendly.

He's a genius: The old Renaissance masters used hordes of assistants too. And Chihuly is an artist with disabilities. (He lost the eye in a car accident, and hurt his shoulder surfing.)