Photo of the Week, 3 February 2013
98.5 KTK said it best, “This is why art is important.”
Tag Archives: Art
Create. Make art. Repeat.
As I head to a Performing Artists retreat, the call to create resonates with me especially and particularly.
Posted in Headlines, Why I Love...
Tagged Art, Beauty, Creativity, Film, Joy, Life, Peace, Performance, Writing Out Loud
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Pina Bausch 1940-2009
I was first introduced to Pina Bausch’s work in graduate school, with video from her Café Muller. Bausch died suddenly this week after just being diagnosed with cancer. The dance world has lost a treasure, certainly. But so too, has … Continue reading
John Cage, “Water Walk”
I hope you enjoy this bit of early John Cage performance.
Andrew Wyeth dies at the age of 91
Most famous for the above painting, Christina’s World, Wyeth was an American pioneer. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090116/ap_on_en_ot/obit_andrew_wyeth
Robert Rauschenberg 1925-1982
The art world has lost a pop artist, collaborator, sculptor, choreographer– a person “curious. … learning something new every day. ” In actuality, we all have lost someone special. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080513/ap_on_re_us/obit_rauschenberg
Where’s the music?
In college towns across USA, record stores bite the dust By JUSTIN POPE, AP Education Writer CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – You need a college, of course, but that’s not the only ingredient in a good college town. You need quirky … Continue reading
Is it art?
A couple of recent incidents raise ever burning questions about art. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/entertainmentbritaincolombiaartsculpture;_ylt=AqjdlpBQDWn0SH3Nmag_2.nq188F http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071009/od_nm/france_art_kiss_dc_1
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Tagged Art, Culture, Film, Performance, Popular Culture, Visual Culture
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What was also lost on 9/11
This article from The Huffington Post is fascinating. —- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leslie-griffith/thank-you-dan-rather_b_67078.html Thank you Dan Rather. It’s balls to the wall time, and as a fellow Texan, you sure came through. As an investigative journalist who worked as both a reporter and … Continue reading
Meet the 2007 Geniuses
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, each year, bestows Genius Grants to deserving individuals, who the Foundation believes can make life better– in whatever way that may be. This year’s Fellows have just been announced. http://www.macfound.org
