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9/11: reaching for the noble among the ruins
Politics in art seems almost inevitable, especially the emotional issue surrounding 9/11, national identity and larger geopolitical concerns which with the unfolding of the Arab Spring, perhaps a metaphor for “regime change”, bring to light an arc of economically motivated … Continue reading
Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Modern Arts/Craft
Tagged Andrew Wyeth, graydon parrish, Hilton Kramer, Jackson Pollock, james f. cooper, Jeff Koons, John Everett Millais, John William Waterhouse, masatomo kuriya, N.C. Wyeth, new britain museum of american art, nicolas serota, philippe de montebello, Robert Hughes, Steve Reich, steve reich wtc 9/11, Walter Benjamin, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, wtc 10th anniversary
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memory and remembrance: disrupting comfortable convention
Artist Steve Reich and his recording label Nonesuch have been raked over the proverbial coals this past week since previewing artwork for Reich’s WTC 9/11 recording by the Kronos Quartet. It depicts the second plane going into WTC based on … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Madame Pickwick Weekend, Modern Arts/Craft
Tagged Andy Warhol, beate passow, blalla w. hallmann, boris lurie, Donald Kuspit, Hans Haacke, masatomo kuriya, Raul Hilberg, richard kazis, sam goodman, sam goodman sculpture, Steve Reich, Walter Benjamin
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reich: avoiding the sentimental maudlin fantasy
What goes over the line in terms of offensive to prevailing sensibilities? The commemoration of historical memory has always been a delicate issue, especially in regard to the WTC 9/11 attacks. Steve Reich’s new compositions performed by the Kronos Quartet … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Music/Composition/Performance
Tagged Art Spiegelman, david harrington, david lang pulitzer prize for music, john adams, Julia Spinola, kronos quartet, masatomo kuriya, nonesuch steve reich, sequenza 21, seth colter walls, Steve Reich, Stockhausen, Susan Sontag, William Osborne
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