Word: 20th
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...midst of 20th-century pop culture mania, when sincerity in music is at an all-time low, it's almost like a breath of fresh air when we encounter seriousness in modern music. We're baffled by a singer who believes there is truth in what she sings. We are utterly mystified when confronted with a theme other than teen euphoria or angst. And so Janice Robinson's debut album, The Color Within Me, may well be, unabashedly, the subject of our confusion. Robinson's rock/pop, soul/gospel/funk roots fuse together to produce a sound that blends the mainstream appeal...
...Like most every university gallery in the area, the Boston University Art Gallery divides its exhibition program between internationally known artists and B.U.'s own, less famous, students and faculty. The Gallery emphasizes 20th-century figurative painting, in keeping with the B.U. School of the Arts curriculum. The exhibition opening tonight promises much identity-politics-installation excitement. There will be a talk with Ellen Rothenberg from 5-6 and an opening reception from...
...fired several senior curators, among other things. Despite all this, the MFA undoubtedly remains one of the most important and steadily revered museums in the country. Departments are strong all-around, especially the Asian, Impressionist and Egyptian (touted as the best outside Cairo.) Notably weak, however, is the spare 20th century collection. Nov. 14-Feb. 6, 2000: "Pharaohs of the Sun: Akhenaten, Nefertiti, Tutankhamen," Nov. 18-Jan. 17, 2000: "Susan Rothenberg: Paintings from the Nineties," Nov. 24-April. 30: "View From Above: The Photographs of Bradford Washburn," through Nov. 27: "Drawn to Design," through Nov 28: "Joel Shapiro," through...
...Matrix, the recent box-office hit now on DVD, Keanu Reeves and his leather-clad gang spend quite a bit of time staring at green columns of digital characters that stream down their computer monitors. These columns, our protagonists explain, represent the incredibly complex digital reconstruction of the 20th century human world--a vast computer program affectionately known as, well, the Matrix. By staring at these columns, those outside the Matrix can "see" what's going on within. "I don't even see the code," boasts one of the male techies as he points to various spots in the flickering...
...best seller in Britain, this winsome little book is one family's 20th century, told as a comic strip that fast-forwards through the decades. Briggs' artful rendering of his parents' striving captures the English working class, and as the tale progresses, you find yourself slowly sucked into their daily patter, amused by their cooing voices, impressed by their bravery. At the end, you're hardly prepared for the emotional wallop...