Open house

Your two articles about “homes as art” [“Block Party? Not Happening So Far,” by Christopher Hawthorne and “Breuer House Opened Door on Failed Bidding,” by Paul Lieberman, June 3] were interesting -- kind of.

The articles purport to comment on the “artistic value” of these homes. But since they haven’t sold yet, their value can’t be ascertained -- so the articles were premature.

The fact that the homes didn’t sell at art auctions is probably more a function of the awkwardness of applying that process to a unique home than to the value of the home itself.

Todd Piccus

Venice