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...gait or a glance, and the very cut of contemporary clothes, King has turned gesture into a devastating commentary on modern mores. His sly and practiced eye is supported by a pair of incredibly deft hands that have mastered carving (wood), welding (metals), modeling (plaster), and stitching (burlap and linen). Last week an exhibition slated to travel to eight U.S. cities opened at the San Francisco Museum of Art, showing King's mastery of still another medium-sheet aluminum. Each work consists of two to five sections that had been cut out paper-doll fashion, and notched together...
Ridiculously Real. Fabric added a new depth of characterization to his art, making the figures seem more real and all the more ridiculous. There followed works in linen and shiny vinyl, a material that marvelously captured the slick airs and plastic emptiness of city sophistication. The aluminum sculptures reflect a more tender view of human nature. Several celebrate the joys of parenthood. Women, too, appear in a more sensuous and loving light...
...housewife wants a decent cut of beef or pork, she often must bribe the butcher with scarce items such as ball point pens or a few yards of suit cloth. For months store shelves in Czechoslovakia have been bare of everyday items like flashlight batteries, warm shoes, bed linen and towels. Until the government authorized emergency imports two months ago, there was also a shortage of women's panties and men's underwear...
...Pull-ups." psychological calisthenics during which anti-social acts are named and admitted to are a regular part of morning meeting. "I left the cigarette burning in the linen closet," Lance admits. Daytop might have burned down...
...room and space to space, things and people converge around her. Possessions flow from person to person getting broken and lost as they move, a letter comes from abroad and has its stamp ripped off before the addressee sees it, daily events like meals and the arrival of Gordon linen march blindly on, compulsory dorm meetings are held, toilets flushed, people talk. The individual girl has no control over events or time, can start or stop nothing, feels no responsiveness from her world. The stage has no exits...