Word: picassoã
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...pairing items alternately by theme, method, and subject: two posters about AIDS take different tacks alongside one another in one room, while two interpretations of the American flag hang in another, and two very disparate cartoons share a wall. Both of the cartoons demonstrate different interpretations of the medium. Picasso??s “Dream and Lie of Franco” series, a near textless free-form fantasy from the 1930s, is a far cry from the word-based, highly stylized cartoons of David Rees’ “Get Your War On.” Regardless...
...especially given that it was the first show he’d ever directed, and the first show many of the actors had ever done. But Hanley thinks inexperience, far from an impediment, can make a show into a sleeper hit.“’Picasso?? was an underdog success,” he says. “I think the most significant part of it is that I had five people on that stage that had never acted before.” Indeed, he prides himself on the ability to draw from resources that...
...Anglophile’s wet dream. The final venture between legendary director James Ivory and producer Ismail Merchant, who passed away in 2004, “The White Countess” does not quite measure up to their past sweeping classics (“Surviving Picasso?? or “Howards End”). Fortunately, extraordinary acting makes up for rather drab dialogue and slow-paced action. “Countess” is a true Merchant-Ivory collaboration. As with most Merchant-Ivory films, a stellar cast is paired with a lush backdrop of elegant costumes...
...painting I had studied in so many different classes because of its broad significance, the painting known for its artistic innovation as well as its social conscience, the painting that would climax not only my first day in Madrid but possibly my entire trip—Picasso??s “Guernica...
...group Picasso??s “Guernica” with paintings and sculptures which merely exist to redraw the boundaries of art is an insult its political and artistic value. The old Spanish masters are known throughout the world and represent Spain’s rich history, culture, and artistic innovation, much like the Prado. As engaged as I was when viewing the vast collection of traditional art at the Prado and Picasso??s “Guernica” at the Reina Sofia, my piecemeal experience with Spanish art was disappointing. To exclude modern...