Tag Archives: Contemporary Art

THE RISE OF PAIN IN DREAMS—PHARRELL WILLIAMS GETS SERIOUS

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Jim Clark

Billy Wilder made movies (like Some Like It Hot) and collected modern classical paintings. Pharrell Williams makes songs like “Happy” and collects figurines that could not be called happy. In fact they could be called Surrealist, with all the toil … Continue reading →

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SHEILA AND NICHOLAS PYE: SLEEPLESS NIGHTS AND THEN SOME

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Jim Clark

Sheila and Nicholas Pye are an art partnership like none other. Married to each other, until a few years ago, they continue to produce videos and photographs that depict difficulties of love. But here we should drop all vestiges of … Continue reading →

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JAMES TURRELL: AN ARTIST SPANNING THE BIG AND THE SMALL

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Jim Clark

James Turrell is a California artist who brings to us the generally unsuspected sophistication of the wherewithal of the West Coast. His work is about the play of light, including sunlight, a commodity he would have been richly imbued with … Continue reading →

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PAUL DELVAUX, MASTER OF SURREALIST GLAMOR

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Jim Clark

When I was in High School, I came upon—by way of Time Magazine, of all things—the paintings of Paul Delvaux.

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