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Robert Rauschenberg Dies: Re-Conceived 20th Century Art
Robert Rauschenberg, the amazingly prolific American artist who was instrumental in reshaping 20th century art, has died the age of 82. Rauschenberg was a major icon in contemporary art; he was a painter, photographer, printmaker, choreographer, on-stage performer, set designer and, during his later years, even a composer. Mr. Rauschenberg challenged the traditional idea that an artist had to stick with one particular medium or style.
Rauschenberg initially attended The Kansas City Art Institute, later studying at both the historic, experimental Black Mountain College (NC) and at The Art Students League (NYC).
This article also includes photographs, a video and a wonderful gallery of Rauschenberg's paintings. Robert Rauschenberg, the amazingly prolific American artist who was instrumental in reshaping 20th century art, has died the age of 82... more -
Yesteryear’s New York: The Belly of the Beast
During the 1970s and 80s, an adventurous blonde named Jill Freedman with a quick eye for the unusual and bizarre focussed her camera upon the spirited characters and gritty sidewalks of a now-bygone era in New York City life. This modernist documentarian was a self-taught photographer who captured raw, intimate images in black and white, transforming urban scenes into theatrical dramas.
Freedman’s portrait of New York reflected a fallen city that was strewn with piles of garbage. Prostitutes and bag ladies walked the streets, while junkies staked out abandoned tenements next to children playing in vacant lots. For reasons involving both a shift in photographic styles and her own declining personal circumstances, Ms. Freedman faded from the popular scene in the late 1980s. But today, at a moment when much of Manhattan is awash in money and glamour, Freedman’s photographic legacy offers us a vivid portrait of a metropolis once defined by violence, poverty and disarray, a New York that once was.
Photographs, a video and photo-gallery are included. During the 1970s and 80s, an adventurous blonde named Jill Freedman with a quick eye for the unusual and bizarre focussed her camera u... more -
Revisiting Patti Smith: A Dream of Life
This article describes the life and times of Patti Smith, the godmother of punk music. It discusses the new documentary about her, Patti Smith: Dream of Life, which is not a nostalgia act, but rather a journey about real things, like art, family and loss, and not the romantic death found in rock and roll lyrics, but the literal kind.
Photographs, videos and a photo-gallery are included. This article describes the life and times of Patti Smith, the godmother of punk music. It discusses the new documentary about her, Pa... more -
Golden Memories: Dylan and Simon Singing “Sound of Silence”
In Bob Dylan's 1969 Portland concert, he was joined by the legendary Paul Simon. Dylan and Simon did historic duets together, beginning with the memorable "Sound of Silence."
Includes photographs, videos of the 1969 Dylan and Simon "Sound of Silence" duet, as well as of Simon and Garfunkel's 1981 Central Park reunion performance of it before 500,000 fans. In Bob Dylan's 1969 Portland concert, he was joined by the legendary Paul Simon. Dylan and Simon did historic duets together, beginnin... more -
Paul Dano on Wiki
Paul attends The New School in NYC, which is located in Greenwich Village and house a well-known international think tank.
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Life on Christopher St.
This documentary tells the real story of Christopher Street, one that's never been told. On this street, in New York's West Village, you see a side of Gay life that's rarely exposed. For more info, visit - http://www.77filmsinc.com This documentary tells the real story of Christopher Street, one that's never been told. On this street, in New York's West Village, ... more
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