Word: visual
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Jacques Toubon, a well-known advocate for the preservation of French culture, recently helped persuade the French government to bar the use of foreign words or cultural references in any written, audio or visual advertisements shown in France...
...plan of study indicates his devotion to art, Although the Committee on Joint Degrees took two years to approve his plan of study--a dual concentration in Visual and Environmental Studies and Biology--Fox insists the effort was worth it. "Art is something I knew I couldn't give up," he says...
...barrier to the acceptance of the arts at Harvard, Fox believes, is simple ignorance. "Cabot has these amazing resources that all lie dormant," Fox says. "The visual arts are never brought up in Cabot...
...with the rest. For example, a few of the lengthy computer animations and camera pans of inanimate objects bear a strong resemblance to Sesame Street scenes. Accompanied by a fugue or well-chosen cantata, these vignettes aim at artistry, but instead seem to be trying too hard. The visual images are not arresting enough to match the cerebral music that Gould worked so hard to create...
...Hilary Hanson, the production has a look and feel that is the perfect backdrop for its high-society hijinks. The split indoor/outdoor stage brings the Lord's posh country mansion to life, though lighting difficulties detract from the reality of some outdoor scenes. The wide-open stage, while a visual delight, makes partial fades inadequate in concealing actors' exists and entrances. Despite these technical difficulties, however, The Philadelphia Story remains an enjoyable one, with a wistful feel created by both actors and stage. Its slightly contrived, perfect-for-Hollywood ending may stretch believability...