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Monthly Archives: June 2013
SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING OLD: THE DANCES OF MARK MORRIS
Mark Morris is a brilliant and deservedly renowned choreographer, no doubt about it. His devising of dance vocabulary for the individual and for groups sends through his programs silky kaleidoscopic jet streams endowing his kinetic architecture with an unmistakably contemporary … Continue reading
TEMPERATURE RISING! GRAPHICS IN THE SUN
Welcome back, to steamy summer heat! This design takes into account the cues to extravagant inventions and beauties swirling up in tropical atmosphere.
JACKIE BROWN—TAKE ANOTHER LOOK!
Generally regarded as Quentin Tarantino’s gift to the ladies, Jackie Brown has been pegged as his lightest film.
Posted in Current Events, Performance Art
Tagged contemporary film, Jackie Brown, Quentin Tarantino, Wong Kar Wai
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MODERN LIFE, ACCORDING TO VINTAGE GRAPHICS
We’re arrested, in strangely stimulating ways, by graphic productions thrilled to be advanced while now appearing quaint. Our 1939 depiction of a propeller-driven giant over Machine-Age New York may be now long-surpassed in its hardware; but let’s see if its … Continue reading
PARTIAL ECLIPSE AND THE ARTIST’S HEART
Two recent musical events bring front and center the disconcerting and provoking reality of remarkable creative powers attracting minuscule attention. Now, we’re all well-versed in the cliche that every contribution along these lines can be “personally” rewarding. But that truism … Continue reading
WE WANT THE TROPICS, AND WE WANT THEM NOW!
I know there actually people who love grey, wet, cold weather (something about being able to sleep). But when Toronto’s weather becomes as dispiriting as its sports teams, I, for one, turn my back on it and soak up real … Continue reading
WHAT DO RODIN AND ROCKABILLY HAVE IN COMMON?
Last month was notable for two performance events that, in their eccentricity, provided almost as much food for thought as masterworks would. We don’t usually get struck by musical and dramatic inspiration in a department store. But outside Macy’s in … Continue reading
RENÉ VINCENT—A DECO ARTIST WITH A DIFFERENCE!
One of the most prolific and accomplished French graphic designers of the art deco era (1910-1940) was René Vincent (1879-1936). What I like most about his work is its rootedness in bodies and objects of palpable heft, in contrast to … Continue reading