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Category Archives: Current Events
THE SPECIAL CHEER OF CHRISTMAS CARDS
Most of us no longer reach others by way of greeting cards, attached as we are to online communications.
A RANGE OF VIOLENCE
The recent catastrophe in Connecticut has driven all thoughtful people to reconsider the issue of violence.
Posted in Current Events, Fine Art, Performance Art
Tagged contemporary film, contemporary issues, Quentin Tarantino, violence
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FLYING HIGH WITH THE GOLDEN AGE OF MODERNIST GRAPHICS
Were we prone to cynicism and gloom, our thoughts at this time of exposure to visitors to design and retail giant, Fossil’s, website might run along lines of “15 Minutes of Fame.” + = FOSSIL FINDS
Posted in Current Events, Modernist Posters&Graphics
Tagged design, Fossil Finds, retailing
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THE PARIS PAINTINGS OF ALBERT MARQUET
Today I want to take a look at how Albert Marquet (1875-1947), a close friend of Henri Matisse and generally regarded as a second-rate practitioner of post-Impressionist painting, found his way to harmonics that still speak to us.
Posted in Current Events, Fine Art, Illustrators, Poster&Graphic Art
Tagged Albert Marquet, French sensibility, Paris, Roger de Valerio, travel, travel posters
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A NOTABLE FILM FROM 2012
We’re going to look at several of the movies produced in the past year, with a view to what they tell us about where we are and where we’re going. Not long ago we touched upon Holy Motors, divulging very … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Performance Art
Tagged contemporary film, democracy in america, Jacques Demy, Tocqueville
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“Come Fly with Me”—VINTAGE TRAVEL BROCHURES
Not that long ago, if you were contemplating a trip—say, at Christmastime—you wouldn’t Google destinations and then take a virtual tour through a prospective hotel room. No, you’d go to a travel agency where there would be walls full of … Continue reading
BOOKS—WHERE ARE THEY GOING?
For many centuries, books were the virtually sole way to find out what others in other places were thinking about. Since the dawn of printing, artisans of book design and artisans of discursive design have found indescribable gratification in being … Continue reading
FRIDA KAHLO
Diego Rivera could be termed a happy chef, mixing many gifts of nature and history into revealing and joyous adventures of taste and travel (hard or otherwise). His far less happy partner, Frida Kahlo, was something else. And yet, you … Continue reading
DIEGO AND FRIDA
The paintings and murals of Diego Rivera are not simply impressive in themselves, as evoking dramatic places and events; but they bring about a range of hitherto incongruous historical resources which, in this aggregation, impressively foreshadows new avenues of momentum. … Continue reading
THE SAGA OF JACQUES DEMY:PAUL AUSTER’S “THE BOOK OF ILLUSIONS”
© 2010 James Clark I’ve introduced this piece, before dealing with “The Elephant Man” and “The Straight Story,” because it provides a look at someone else, besides Lynch, who has become haunted by the energies of French Surrealist artists. Moreover, … Continue reading
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Tagged contemporary film, contemporary novel, Jacques Demy, Paul Auster
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