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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner
Miramax, 2008
The Diving Bell and The Butterfly
+ Diving Bell and Butterly
+ Sensitive film, extraordinary story
+ Very moving
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The Art of John Biggers: View from the Upper Room
Alvia J. Wardlaw
Harry N Abrams, 1995
a beautiful volume on one of this country's finest painters
John Biggers came to artistic maturity in an academic setting far from the art centers of New York. He was repulsed by the New York art scene that had so summarily dismissed black art when he had participated in a MOMA black student art exhibit. Perhaps his avoidance of the centers of art ...
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Glass: Einstein on the Beach (1993 Recording)
Richard Peck, Gregory Purnhagen, ...
Nonesuch, 1993
Hard to fault
+ Minimalism at its most ambitious
+ Meeting a middle aged friend for lunch
+ "...it could be very fresh and clean."
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Art Guys
Lynn M. Herbert
Harry N. Abrams, 1996
genious squared
These two guys are nutty. If you enjoy the work of Tom Friedman, Tim Hawkinson, Roman DeSalvo, and Eric Rosciam, you probably already know about The Art Guys. If not, get this book as quickly as possible!!!!
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Jim Love: From Now On
Philip Wilson Publishers, 2006
Jim Love: From Now On is the first publication to celebrate Houston sculptor Jim Love’s work in over 20 years. Love first gained national recognition in 1961 when his work was included in The Museum of Modern Art's groundbreaking exhibition The Art of Assemblage . He began his career as an urban archaeologist of sorts, scouring junkyards for interesting castoffs and later welding original ...
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The Texas Post Office Murals: Art for the People (Joe and Betty Moore Texas Art Series)
Philip Parisi
Texas A&M University Press, 2004
ART AND HISTORY COMBINED
+ Art for everyone
You know the old saying, "One Man's Meat Is Another Man's Poison." Well, one man's art, in the case of surrealism, abstractionism, and a number of other forms, may be another man's anathema. However, it's a good bet to say that this collection of post office murals found in Texas holds every ...
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The Art and Life of Lucas Johnson
Lucas Johnson
Houston Artists Fund, 2006
Artist Lucas Johnson (1940-2002) was a "Yankee with a Latin soul." Raised in Protestant New England, he passionately embraced the people, language, and life of Mexico, where he lived periodically during his lifetime. The landscape and mysticism of the country, along with Mexico's richly multifaceted culture, became the foundation stones of his art. A master colorist, Johnson based his art in ...
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James Surls: The Splendora Years, 1977-1997
Terrie Sultan
University of Texas Press, 2005
formative years of a contemporary Texas artist
"Surl's creations exhibit dual and even triple natures. On one hand they exude a sense of the beneficence of nature...But there are darker currents--the jagged ends of spears and knives...." This multiple nature of the Texas artist Surls' art is seen by the wood sculpture titled "To Have - To Hold" ...
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Absolute Wilson
Robert Wilson, Susan Sontag
New Yorker Video, 2007
Genius of Modern Theater
+ Entertaining
If you don't know Robert Wilson's work you don't know what genius you are missing. Many people know him principally through his work with Philip Glass on 'Einstein on the Beach'. But there is indeed a great deal more.
This is a balanced overview of the work of one of the finest and most ...
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The Thin Red Line
Kirk Acevedo, Penelope Allen
20th Century Fox, 2002
Here's the Real Scoop on This Movie ...
I'm going to tell it like is.
First so you know where I'm coming from. I vote Republican, I like war movies and I can't stand celebrities preaching anti war propaganda.
It's true, "The Thin Red Line" is very different from "Saving Private Ryan". With SPR, you have a small group of guys ...
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Robert Rauschenberg: Combines
Robert Rauschenberg
Steidl/The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 2006
A Richly Rewarding Survey of the Gifts of Robert Rauschenberg
+ Must have for fans
+ The best art exhibit of 2006
+ Robert Rauschenberg: Man or Genius Man?
+ daringly junky, breathtaking, beautiful
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A Life on Paper: The Drawings And Lithographs of John Thomas Biggers
Olive Jensen Theisen, John Thomas Biggers
University of North Texas Press, 2006
John Thomas Biggers (1924–2001) was a major African American artist who inspired countless others through his teaching, murals, paintings, and drawings. After receiving conventional art training at Hampton Institute and Pennsylvania State, he had his personal and artistic breakthrough in 1957 when he spent six months in the newly independent country of Ghana. From this time forward, he integrated ...
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Dances on the Prairie
Metta Productions, 2001
Great Video
Excellent cinematography, production and direction. I had seen the sculptures many times previous to seeing the video, and the video has really made the sculptures come alive for me.
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Donald Judd: Architecture in Marfa, Texas
Urs Peter Flückiger
Birkhäuser Basel, 2007
Very In Depth. Great Documentation
+ A very thorough and beautiful look at Judd's work...
This book is a great resource. The photo documentation is very extensive for each project. Its also nice to have all the plans, sections, and elevations. Flueckiger did a great job. A must have for any architect or student interested in the work of Donald Judd.
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Two Sculptors: Donald Judd's Marfa Texas and Tony Gragg
Judd, Cragg
Palm Pictures / Umvd, 2006
Working in plastic glass stone wood steel fiberglass and found objects Tony Cragg has established himself as one of the most versatile contemporary sculptors. In this cinema verit profile Cragg s challenging visceral approach is revealed as he installs exhibitions of his work. From New York City to Marfa Texas Donald Judd (1928-1994) expounds upon hi lifelong preoccupation with aesthetics his ...
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