Tag Archives: Art

Comparing the incomparable

Posted on October 15, 2017 by ann li-summers

By ann summers Comparisons were always the way art historians developed arguments for analyzing by comparing formal qualities but also useful cultural resemblances that could make identifying the authenticity of a legitimate (collectible) artwork. Comparing films in the same way … Continue reading →

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post-Trump, how should the cinema treat #TrumpRussia

Posted on June 5, 2017 by ann li-summers

 By ann summers   The NSA analysis does not draw conclusions about whether the interference had any effect on the election’s outcome and concedes that much remains unknown about the extent of the hackers’ accomplishments. However, the report raises the … Continue reading →

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a Gainsborough attacked, British landed gentry safe from stochastic terrorism

Posted on March 19, 2017 by ann li-summers

By ann summers ‘The Morning Walk’ by Thomas Gainsborough shows an elegant young couple strolling through a woodland landscape, an attentive dog at the lady’s heel. William Hallett and Elizabeth Stephen were both aged 21 and due to be married … Continue reading →

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POTUS45* – Creative Destruction & Heritage Foundation will finally kill National Endowments for Arts & Humanities

Posted on January 19, 2017 by ann li-summers

   By ann summers A spoils system also accommodates those GOP shibboleths that represent LBJ’s Great Society beyond their usual attack on civil rights, so anything else remotely undermining the US ruling class becomes fair game. Maybe this time around … Continue reading →

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Fake Art in the age of Fake News “… there are more Republicans buying art than are making it.”

Posted on January 15, 2017 by ann li-summers

By ann summers The Art of the Deal: The Movie is funny, and it’s scary, and it’s well-made. http://www.google.com/…   What does it mean to own artwork when for some, its worth is only in terms of its material costs … Continue reading →

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Earth art… “Most people wouldn’t know (art) if it came up and bit them on the ass.” – Frank Zappa

Posted on December 14, 2016 by ann li-summers

 “Most people wouldn’t know music if it came up and bit them on the ass.” – Frank Zappa By ann summers This is why I always wanted my own bulldozer… (2015) Artist Michael Heizer, in the Nevada desert for 43 … Continue reading →

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Morning Open Thread – Rescuing historical photos from WWII

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Chuck Stanley

Today is the first day of a new feature series on Flowers for Socrates. Morning Open Thread is an open discussion forum for human interest news of the day, hobby and fun things, what you did on your vacation, and … Continue reading →

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