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A Christmas Present from Talking Pictures: “Philosophy in the Bedroom” a film by Peggy Ahwesh
An X-rated must-see for anyone trying to make “something new.” Happy Next Year! Philosophy in the Bedroom Pt. 1 by Peggy Ahwesh
Year: 2016
What Meets the Eye
Putting Things in Perspective: David Brody and Elliott Green
Brody and Green paint unpeopled, brightly colored, constructed landscapes. By constructed I mean they are neither observed from nature nor painted from photographs. In both men’s work, video games come to mind—specifically the background landscapes […]
Der Defätist / The Defeatist
About Purple, Kant States…
About Purple, kant states in the critque of judgement (§7) – i do give you a frank translation -: what a color, for some salty, for some sweet … well, he spoke – as hodler […]
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What Meets the Eye
Pleasure and Pain: Kerry James Marshall’s “Mastry”
“Mastry” is in part pleasure, in part pain. Are the parts equal? That’s what I feel so confused about. In the wall info next to an early self-portrait, Marshall refers to Ralph Ellison: “Ellison’s notion […]
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Death Around Every Corner: Looking for Mushrooms at Woodlawn
All over the country, there are mycological societies devoted to mushroom foraging and mushroom education. In New York, the group is a robust collection of experts and novices who spend weekend mornings walking through parks, […]
What Meets the Eye
Alma Thomas—Only one more week! at Studio Museum Harlem
She beguiled me with her rainbows and whispered in my ear, “See how simple it can be?” So I went to school with Alma and she learned me. I started by trying to figure out […]
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