Word: sensualism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...kind of lazy flatulence. The pipes in turn are controlled by an elaborate electronics system, which converts signals from taped music and random noise in the room into a pattern of air release. "I think," says Rauschenberg, "you immediately get involved with Mud Muse on a really physical, basic, sensual level as opposed to its illustrating an interesting idea, because the level of the piece, on the grounds of an idea, is pretty low. It was to exhibit the fact that technology is not for learning lessons but is to be experienced." R.B. Kitaj offered the perverse idea of employing...
...darker metal and catching the light like mica, and that sense of program and frigidity goes. Says Judd: "There is a lot more variety in my work than is casually apparent." As indeed there is; for Judd's interrogation of sculpture has trimmed, but not excluded, its sensual beauty. ∙Robert Hughes
Elin Diamond's sensual Ariel complemented Holmberg's methodical Prospero by igniting in him those sparks of sexual creativity that, as much as much as anything else, trigger dramatic confrontations on the island. Interwoven with corresponding discussions of language's uses as well as interconnecting considerations of freedom and servility, the sexual energy of this production drew parallels among Miranda, her lover Ferdinand, Ariel, and Caliban in their individual comings-to-term with themselves...
...style and substance, La Collectionneuse is distinctly inferior to both Maud and Claire. Except for Haydée Politoff's sensual gamine, the acting is monotonously low-keyed. Rohmer's direction, never vivacious, is torpid even for him. Still, the masterful symmetry of the plot, the nuanced yet aphoristic clarity of the dialogue and the unobtrusive evocation of what D.H. Lawrence called "the spirit of place," explain in part why Rohmer has lately become something of a film fan's cult figure. John T. Elson
...must be said, though, that the book gives the escapist and sensual aspect of dope-taking a fair hearing as already mentioned, though, Grinspoon's list of responses is overly comprehensive to the point of possibly confusing or frightening the non-user...