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Tag Archives: David Lynch
FRANCIS BACON AND HENRY MOORE ABSORBING TERROR
Two British artists, Francis Bacon and Henry Moore, thriving within the mid-century avant-garde, have been linked in an exhibition (2014) organized by the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Ashmolean Museum of London. Bacon’s bona fides as a loyalist of … Continue reading
YANG FUDONG’S NEW WOMEN: COMMUNING WITH NEW FILMMAKING
Amidst all the buzz of anticipation about the Toronto Film Festival in September, something very quiet and very engaging has settled into the exhibition space at TIFF. Chinese visual artist and filmmaker, Yang Fudong, was commissioned by TIFF to develop … Continue reading
PARIS, OF COURSE (First of a series on Paris, and other great cities)
Rue de l,arbre sec (Street of the Dry Tree), the site of the gallows in medieval Paris, and also the site of the once-glorious Art Nouveau department store, La Samaritaine, now shut down (just off the right foreground of the … Continue reading
THE LONG SHADOWS OF SURREALISM
How often have we described something a bit odd as “surreal”? Usually, in bringing up that word, we are struck by a setting where the parts are seldom seen together. For instance, the recent film, Melancholia, sends us the following … Continue reading
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DONALD BRUN (1909-1999)
There are extensive discussions about the work of the fabulous Donald Brun in our Poster Design file and Poster of the Month archives, but here I thought it would be fun to briefly point out features of his designs stemming … Continue reading