Tag Archives: Nina maria Kleivan

what a wonderful world

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Dave

A messianic redemption in a revived Israel? In A.M. Klein’s epilogue to the Second Scroll he wrote, “Where shall I find Thee?” It was a search that became more pressing during a time of God’s eclipse when absence dominated; the … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged amedeo modigliani, arthur goldreich, david berlin, denis goldberg, dennis goldberg activist, dennis goldberg ANC, ehud olmert, john dugard, Marc Chagall, Margaret Atwood, Martin Buber, Martin Buber Institute for Dialogical Ecology, meir margalit, meron benvenisti, michael ben yair, Nina maria Kleivan, rayan al-shawaf, Rick Salutin, ronnie kasrils, the moral lives of israelis | Leave a comment

growing up absurd: disavowals of innocence

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Dave

In Jan Miense Molenaer’s “The Smoker” from the 1620′s, viewers have an up-close regard on merrymakers, where children are inserted as metaphors for adult behavior. There is a capturing of the spirit of the figures through actions and facial expressions.The … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Miscellaneous, Modern Art | Tagged Adele Enersen, Charles Baudelaire, Fragonard, Frans Hals, Honoré Fragonard, Jan Miense Molenaar, Jan Miense Molenaer, Jan Steen, Nina maria Kleivan, Norman Rockwell, Pieter Bruegel, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Richard Halpern, Walter Benjamin | Leave a comment

fear of a children’s planet: the customer is kid

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Dave

Whats always fascinating, often in equal measure, is disturbing. This is particularly so with the use of children in advertising, in art, and in the broader context. At one end of this seamy world, is the Charlie Sheen archetype, that … Continue reading →