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Produced mainly by Aesop himself and relative unknown Blockhead, the music on Days is melancholy and evocative, featuring a host of exotic crate-dug samples—dusty sax, ancient Japan and eerie tango—sounding quite unlike the metallic future-funk that’s currently in vogue, though equally compelling. The sparse beats are surprisingly dynamic, often shifting directions to complement Aesop’s raps, which are lightning-fast, stoic and nearly incomprehensible. While none of this really breaks with the dogma of traditional hip-hop, Aesop Rock’s real brilliance lies...
There?s an old joke about an economist trapped on a desert island, with the only sustenance a crate of canned goods that had washed up on shore. His fellow survivors ask the learned man his ideas for getting a meal. His reply: "First, assume we have a can opener...
...Diebenkorn; among Europeans, the names Giorgio Morandi, Chardin and Manet are among the first to pop up. But he is also one of those painters who, happily, feel entitled to pick and quote wherever they choose: he does not suffer from the snobbery of influence. "The sublime of Orange Crate art," critic Adam Gopnik writes in his catalog introduction, and one knows just what he means. Thiebaud is one of the few American artists whose ambitions have no Puritan or didactic dimension--he wants to give pleasure but in a serious and considered way, and he does...
...newest piece, “Vagabondia,” is similar to “Inflight” because the artwork in itself has a lot to do with its atmosphere. While walking to the viewing site, you pass through a small hallway that is lined with black egg-crate padding. In front, a subdued red light and mellow chimes entice you to enter. And once inside, the double screen film installation seduces you to stay...
...Crate & Barrel, manager Josh Murphy says sales are level since last year...