Word: subjection
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...pieces in the exhibition, "Studio," deals with Mansen's relationship to his art, in a scene less ostensibly "domestic" then the other subjects collected here. The piece simply displays the artist, printed in red, watching himself, printed in blue, chiseling himself, again printed in red, into a woodcut. "Studio," self-consciously enacting the artist's relationship to his art, seems to be more straight-forward than the other prints in showing Mansen's thoughts on his art. Here, the artist and his act of creation take preeminence over their own subject in a way that is less obvious, though perhaps...
...course, descriptions of the subjects of these pieces do little justice to Mansen's art, since, as he says and a work like Studio implies, his subject, ultimately, is the artistic object itself. Mansen speaks convincingly of the care he takes in choosing the discarded lumber and furniture he uses to make his wood blocks, how the difficult process of woodcut creates a beneficial restraint that painting lacks. One cannot even begin to describe a work like "Das Haus" (The House), three 24-foot prints which depict all the residents of a house, and their activities. Mansen comments: "Over...
Slam is unreservedly recommended to anyone who wants to see how a great film can be made about a subject as complex as the struggle of modern African-Americans in an oppressive urban environment. The pieces to the puzzle of this problem are many and mated, but the finished product, a message of personal responsibility, is as clear as it is powerful...
Mamet was a guest of IOP Fellow Fred Zollo who directed the movie version of Oleanna and leads an IOP study group on the subject of "Film and Politics...
...have any idea what antimescegenation is, more power to you. But for those of you who want some light shed on the subject, come to hear HLS Law Professor Randall Kennedy speak on "Problems ofthe Enforcement of Antimescegenation Laws" as part of the W.E.B. Dubois Institute Colloquia Series. 12 to 2 p.m., 12 Quincy Street, The Barker Center, the Thompson Room. FREE...