Word: richness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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TOMORROW'S WORLD: FEEDING THE BILLIONS (NBC, 10-11 p.m.). A land-clearing project in the Amazon jungles, an Idaho fish farm, and large-scale production of protein-rich algae in California are some of the experiments under way to expand the world's food supply...
...terms of Russian song the question of restraint is probably irrelevant. There is nothing diminutive about this music. Everything is done in broad strokes and grand gestures. The syllables are rich and mouth-filling, the chords are full, and the passions are great, and as long as somewhere in the world these exist, there is still reason to hope...
Because of the large number of paintings in the exhibition, some limitation of focus is helpful in their evaluation. One approach is to concentrate on the Blocks' very rich collection of portraits, including Degas' distant "Young Man with a Hat," Seurat's study for a "Woman Powdering Herself," the famous Matisse "The Young Sailor" (version two) and the even better-known van Gogh "Self-Portrait," showing his bandaged ear. In addition, there are three sensitive Vuillards, one a "Portrait of the Artist's Mother" in a style set between the thick modelling of Manet and the pointillist inheritance of Impressionism...
...Still Life with Grapes and Bananas" is a rich tapestry of color and form, that appears tactile, and that toys with depth by distorting perspective. The two largest Braques in the collection are masterworks. The first, a "Still Life with Fruit and Mandolin," overlays lavendar and greys; its design breaks down objects into pattern and builds up pattern just enough to suggest objects. The distinctions between foreground and background are distorted, objects merge with and emerge from their surroundings, while color and pattern interact in such a way that the idea of color as attached to form breaks down...
...Block collection is far too rich for only one visit. In addition to the works described, there are sensitive flower paintings by Piet Mondriaan, known for his geometrical constructions, drawings by Matisse, and a powerful portraval of Christ and the Apostles by Rouault. In short, if the collection consisted of only a small fraction of the work now on exhibit, it would still well merit a visit...