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peggy

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Dave

The Buddenbrook’s Syndrome according to Thomas Mann was the rags to riches to shirtsleeves scenario, where the drive to continue to accumulate great wealth would diminish through succeeding generations; a waning enthusiasm for grabbing the bull by the horns. By … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged Alfred Courmes, Benjamin Guggenheim, Buddenbrooks syndrome, Caspar David Friedrich, Herbert Read Museum director, Hilla Rebay, Jacqueline Weld, leonora carrington, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Marcel Duchamp, Mary V. Dearborn, Max Ernst, Michele C. Cone, Peggy Guggenheim, Rudolf Bauer, Solomon Guggenheim, Thomas Mann | Leave a comment

jackboots and the aura of love: from dada to dachau

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Dave

Its difficult to ascertain precisely why Salvador Dali seemed attracted to fascism, and drawn to something in the aesthetic, unless at something in less manifest sense, there was a convergence between fascism and eroticism. The eroticization of the fascist existed … Continue reading →