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Laibach in the DPRK?
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Surrealist doin's
Leonora Carrington, just about the last of the original Surrealists, has died at age 94.
I liked her stuff.
Also, found out the Vancouver Art Gallery has a major show of Surrealist art starting on May 28:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/photos/613#igImgId_8137Yet another item to file under "Nice Idea, But You Just Know It's Going To Be Bad."
I think I first wrote about this back in January 2009 (http://ltmurnau.livejournal.com/197993.htmlRead more... )The Cultural Olympiad
After finding out about Laurie Anderson coming to town as part of the "Cultural Olympiad", I thought about it for a while and decided to write her a letter.
( Read more... )Another one to file under, "Nice idea but you know somehow it's just going to be bad".
I guess this had to happen at some point...I guess it's not even that nice an idea to begin with either.
Reality show taps famed collector Saatchi to discover new art starLast Updated: Monday, January 26, 2009 | 12:56 PM ET CBC News ( Read more... )Creativity Meme
From the altfriday5:
1. What creative things are you doing?
Right now, most of my creative energy has been going into a new game design on urban counterinsurgency called "Virtualia". See following post.
2. What motivates or enables you to get them done?Sometimes, it's time. I had to get the game ready for the symposium, that was a definite deadline. Other ( Read more... )Laurie Anderson's new show - Homeland
From the Guardian:
'Adults are idiots'The spiky-haired queen of avant-garde pop has some new targets: advertising, the war on terror - and her own stage sets. Laurie Anderson tells all to John O'Mahony ( Read more... )(Untitled)
Now here's an interesting thing - it was about time this issue was burped back into the spotlight anyway:
Artists oppose Tory plan to vet films before granting tax credits
Last Updated: Thursday, February 28, 2008 | 2:22 PM ET
The Canadian Press
Canada's arts community is condemning proposed changes to the Income Tax Act that would allow the ( Read more... )Paris Hilton Autopsy
You know, I think I like this guy!
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Controversial sculptor unveils latest work: Hilton as corpse
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 9, 2007 | 4:10 PM ET
CBC Arts
The provocative artist who created a sexy bust of Hillary Clinton and a nude sculpture of pop star Britney Spears giving birth has set his sights on another celebrity: Paris Hilton.
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