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...Head of the Charles. It was then that I discovered that Flemings, despite his apparent disingenuousness, had been hiding something. He, too, spoke the second language of the Harvard student. “I take issue with the state Court’s decision in Sweatt v. Painter,” he said with a surprising oratorical grace that seemed to arise from nowhere. “From an objective standpoint, parity between educational institutions was not manifested in either situation presented in the readings.” He was well versed in the basic words and phrases of this...
...works—worth nearly $200 million, according to the New York Times—include works by Pablo Picasso, sculptor Constantin Brâncusi, surrealist painter Joan Miró and 22 other artists, and together with the $45 million, mark the largest gift in the Museum’s history...
...packaging, it’s apparent that Rise Against has no qualms about mixing their two passions, music and politics. The beginning of the selected Picasso quote reads, “What do you think an artist is? An imbecile who only has eyes, if he is a painter, or ears if he is a musician…” Rise Against feels that in order to be responsible, the artist must be socially aware. But in the case of a band this fiercely progressive, one wonders whether the music is revolutionary enough to be an adequate vehicle...
Canvassing the Stars. The first survey of work by portraitist Elizabeth Peyton, who is sometimes compared to David Hockney or Edwardian-era painter John Singer Sargent, in the U.S. includes her early paintings (of Kurt Cobain and Liam Gallagher), as well as more recent works depicting significant figures in politics, art and fashion. Live Forever: Elizabeth Petyon will be at the New Museum in New York City through Jan. 11, 2009. Afterward, the exhibit will travel to Minneapolis, London and Maastrict, the Netherlands. 235 Bowery...
...Minority Portrait Project since 2004, and looks to complete another 25 before he’s done. Coit, who studied math and computer science at Harvard, initially intended to pursue a career in tech-based venture capital but gave up halfway through the Internet bubble to become a painter. “I just really wanted to paint,” he says...