Tag Archives: Beau Brummel

adrift: custom made and ready made

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Dave

Aesthetics and morality are not exactly the same thing. There is a popular view of Regency England as a period of endless rounds of shopping, traveling to the continent, parties, gaming and clothing. Beau Brummel was one of the symbols … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged barnett newman, Beau Brummel, Donald Kuspit, Jean Antoine Watteau, Johann Zoffany, Marcel Duchamp, Robert Cruikshank | Leave a comment

DIDO FORSAKEN: Duties of the Ruling Class

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Dave

Peter Barnes gained almost instant recognition, from relative obscurity with his play “The Ruling Class” in the late 1960′s. The play came at the height of the 1960s counterculture movement, when the youth of the western world began to openly … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Literature/poetry/spoken word, Miscellaneous, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged Antonin Artaud, Beau Brummel, Bertolt Brecht, Brian Sewell, Charles James Fox, Dr. Ben Johnson, Edward Bond, George Cruickshank, George Cruikshank, George Hangar, Henry Holland, Ian Christie, John Arden, John Nash, King George III, Lady Letitia Lade, Lady Letta Lade, Lord Barrymore, Michel Garnier, Mrs. Fitzherbert, Peter barnes, Peter Nichols, R.D. Laing, Rex Whistler, Robert Cruickshank, Robert Cruikshank, Sir John Lade, Thomas Kemp, Thomas Rowlandson, Zoe Brennan | Leave a comment

LOVE NEST: MAD ABOUT HER

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Dave

The amorous, exuberant George IV, when still Prince Regent, began building a retreat to suit his own fancy. The result was Brighton Pavilion, perhaps the most exotic extravaganza to survive time’s decay. …. Lying in the very heart of Brighton, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Miscellaneous | Tagged Beau Brummel, Brighton Pavilion, Charles Holme, Charles James Fox, Fanny Burney, Henry Holland, James Gillray, John Nash, Keira Knightley, Malcolm Charles Salaman, Marianne Faithfull, Martha Gunn, Mrs. Fitzherbert, Nick Cave, Prince Regent George IV, Ralph Fiennes, Saul Dibb, Thomas Rowlandson, William Hogarth | Leave a comment

SELF RESTRAINT TO SELF INDULGENCE

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Dave

”If Horace Walpole was right—that the world is a comedy to those who think and a tragedy to those who feel—the English were the most thoughtful people in the world. They were polite and considerate, not pushy or boastful; the … Continue reading →