Monthly Archives: September 2009

Theatre of the Glutinous

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Dave

Various supersized reflective creations, unusual installations and jumbo sculptures are featured in a retrospective exhibit of Indian born artist Anish Kapoor which opens this week at London’s Royal Academy of Arts. A highlight is a sculpture of a vintage cannon … Continue reading →

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Paris: Art of the Nightlife Then And Now

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Dave

”What a number of sins does the cheerful, easy good-breeding of the French frequently cover? Many of them want common sense, many more common learning; but in general, they make up so much by their manner, for those defects, that … Continue reading →

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Erotic Art In the Flesh

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Dave

The Crazy Horse Cabaret Theatre , near the Champs Elysees has been an institution in Paris since 1951 and is internationally renown for its artistic nude revue. More a nude, semi-nude and erotic dance troupe ,it has developed a distinctive … Continue reading →

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Painting on Thin Ice

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Dave

”All art is exorcism. I paint dreams and visions too; the dreams and visions of my time. Painting is the effort to produce order; order in yourself. There is much chaos in me, much chaos in our time. …As a young … Continue reading →

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Addicted to the Trauma of Realism

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Dave

Can the realistic expression of trauma ever be considered real in the literal sense? The Hitler Nazi regime destroyed many of Otto Dix’s( 1891-1969 ) paintings after the 1937 exhibition, ”Reflections on Decadence” which in Dix’s case were ruthless and … Continue reading →

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A Banjo in Babylon

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Dave

” Babylon” ,Psalm 137 is read against the backdrop of the Babylonian exile, often interpreted as a metaphor for personal exile and the search within. The psalm is generally understood as an allegory for sinful thought which is brought into … Continue reading →

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Mecca For Public Art

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Dave

One size fits all art; for a shoe that didn’t fit the crime. The release of Iraqi reporter Muntazar al-Zaidi last week for hurling his size 10 shoes at former President Bush was the closing act in an aggressive display … Continue reading →

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Size 666 Footwear

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Dave

In baseball, an ejection from the match and disciplinary action usually follows a pitchers actions when throwing behind the head of the batter. Nonetheless these ”pay-back” and revenge pitches are considered part of the game. In the context of Bush … Continue reading →

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Singers in the Bubble

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Dave

The incident of rapper Kanye West seemed to invigorate the MTV awards,and boost ratings for a business model showing signs of fatigue. Was it coincidence that West was to appear the following evening on the new Jay Leno show ?;a … Continue reading →

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Expensive Satire

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Dave

American Apparel CEO Dov Charny claimed he was exercising his rights as specified under the first amendment. American Apparel  claimed that the use of comedian Woody Allen’s image on a billboard was merely satire which is protected as free speech. … Continue reading →

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