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threaded together around ‘visual’

maturity?

maturity?

Time and space.  Why is it so obvious in hindsight? Similar to his paintings of haystacks and water lilies, Monet spent a lot of time thinking about light…

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kitsch ?

kitsch ?

always liked this word…
“art or writing of a pretentious but shallow kind, intended to have popular appeal.”
not much else to say.

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contemplation: before and/or after

contemplation: before and/or after

non-contemplation participation in art

Sometimes people contemplate before looking at art, and sometimes contemplate after looking at art.
A building prepares people for events…
Contemplating art before

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21c Museum Hotel

21c Museum Hotel

IF 20th century business models give way under the strains of, excuse my bluntness “Ponzi-scheme” finances, doubling up is one possible new model. It might not always succeed, but it…

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musically inclined

musically inclined

how can music compare with the visual arts?  More specifically, after viewing the Chicago Symphony playing Dvorak at the Art Institute:
why does Dvorak sound like a…

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saving the economy with art ?

saving the economy with art ?

Bumped into Chris Conley of Gravity Tank fame on the street the other day. We had the usual conversation regarding the deplorable state of the economy. Attempting…

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