Word: shamans
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...Levoi (Val Kilmer), is assigned to the reservation mainly for public relations reasons; he's one-quarter Sioux. And not proud of it. But the squalor of Pine Ridge touches him, as do the Native Americans, led by a tough, funny tribal policeman (Graham Greene) and a sly, funny shaman (Chief Ted Thin Elk). Slowly, but with powerfully accumulating dramatic effect, they put Levoi in touch with his Indian heritage. And with the truth about the murder he is there to investigate. It turns out to be similar to the situation projected in the documentary: there is an attempt...
Occasionally, however, an exhibition comes along that gets the visitor to think about what they see. Recently, the Museum of Fine Arts mounted a show entitled "Beuys and Warhol: The Artist as Shaman and Star," which did exactly that. This exhibition, which examined the work of American pop artist Andy Warhol (1928-1987) and German artist Josef Beuys (1921-1986), should be remembered as one of those rare shows that triggers an intense viewer response...
...cultural staples as soup cans and Marilyn Monroe forms an enormous part of late twentieth century Americana, can be looked at as the ultimate superstar. Meanwhile, Beuys, whose innovative experimentations with assorted media and methods of visual expression, is commonly viewed as a sort of artist-as-sorcerer, or shaman...
Beuys and Warhol: the Artist as Shaman and Star--Through March 8. Museum of Fine Arts...
Beuys and Warhol: The Artist as Shaman and Star--Through March 8. Museum of Fine Arts...