Tag Archives: Ernst Cassirer

PICASSO & ANXIETY IN 3D: Me, Myself and Aye Yay

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Dave

Did Picasso show the hollowness of the everyday objects in his world because he disbelieved them, even as he acknowledged their existence? Although Picasso’s “Demoiselles D’Avignon” is clearly about Picasso’s own desire it is also an expression of his fear?, … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Miscellaneous, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged Donald Kuspit, Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker, Ernst Cassirer, Gertrude Stein, Guillaume Apollinaire, Leo Steinberg, Marquis de Sade, Max Kosloff, Michelle Leight, Pablo Picasso, Paul Cezanne, Pete Hamill, Susan Sontag, Suzanne Langer, William Rubin | Leave a comment

INTO THE MYSTIC WITH THE SOLITARY WANDERERS

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Dave

”I laugh at the plots hatched by men,” he declared, ”and I enjoy my own being in spite of them.” He died soon after writing these lines, at Ermenonville, north of Paris, where he was staying as the guest of … Continue reading →