During a visit to Chicago I viewed the Picasso Exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago. Prominent amongst the exhibited
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HP in turmoil
In September 2011 the American technology giant Hewlett-Packard (HP) acquired British software firm Autonomy for USD 11.1 billion. HP’s news
Continue readingBlue Velvet: A “Fluxus Eleatis” Discourse
IN DREAMS, Roy Orbison A candy-colored clown they call the sandman Tiptoes to my room every night Just to sprinkle
Continue readingDiane Arbus, American Photographer
Diane Arbus Photographer American Female “Diane was fascinated by weirdos,” “Not just by their weirdness, but by their commitment to weirdness.” James Randi
Continue readingLynda Benglis – American Artist
Today’s post concludes a sequence of three consecutive posts dedicated to female American artists (poets are artists). Sculpture, enamel, sculpmetal
Continue reading1001 Ways to die (9) – Sylvia Plath, American, Poet, Novelist
… Dying Is an art, like everything else. I do it exceptionally well. I do it so it feels like
Continue readingFrancesca Woodman, American Photographer
Francesca Woodman died at the age of 22. She committed suicide. She threw herself off a building in New York
Continue reading1001 Ways to Die – (7) Cy Twombly, American, Painter and Sculptor
Cy Twombly, one of my favourite modern artists, has died on Tuesday, 5th July 2011 in Rome, Italy, losing a long battle
Continue reading1001 Ways to Die – (6) Peter Falk, American Actor
Peter Falk, one of my favorite actors, died at the age of 83 on 23rd June 2011. He died peacefully
Continue readingSitophilia: When a Hamburger is …."More than just a piece of meat" – New Edition Feb 6 2013
“In Seijun Suzuki’s 1967 film Branded to Kill, protagonist Goro Hanada (Joe Shishido) has a food fetish in which he
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