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Urs Fischer Takes Art History to New Heights

Posted on July 16, 2013July 24, 2019 by Faith Boutin and Murray Rosen

THE RECONSTRUCTION AND DECONSTRUCTION OF ART Urs Fischer will certainly go down in the annals of art history as a visionary and revolutionary. Take the commonplace, immerse it in a little Fischer, and the result is a startling confluence of reality and imagination. Works of the Swiss-born artist are currently on display in Los Angeles at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) and the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA until August 19, 2013, with Jessica Morgan of the Tate…

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Caravaggio, Caravaggio!

Posted on July 15, 2013July 13, 2019 by Murray Rosen

Let there be light and then let there be darkness! This is perhaps the story of Caravaggio, who was not just one of the greatest painters ever to have lived but also a true revolutionary in both spirit and technique. Eight of his paintings are currently on display at LACMA as part of a massive homage to him and the many, many painters he influenced – fifty of their works are part of the exhibit…

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Cy Twombly: Against All Odds, Rises an Artist of Greatness

Posted on July 13, 2013July 21, 2019 by Murray Rosen

Part 1: Overview and Beginnings One of his first major exhibits was described by a critic as a fiasco, involving scribbles a grammar school student could have created. Even one of his supporters described his work as discomfiting to critics and truculently difficult for laymen. So, how did Cy Twombly, who came from relatively nondescript beginnings, attended a seemingly obscure college, lived almost incognito for many years outside Rome, and produced works of seeming collagic chaos…

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2012 Hero of the Year: Kimberly Moore

Posted on December 13, 2012July 24, 2019 by Faith Harrington Boutin

Another year has passed and we again pick Baroness Kimberly Moore as a global hero. No, make that angel! Not only does she help the poor children of Los Angeles but children around the world. This year Moore will throw a Wonderland Party on Sunday, December 16, 2012. Her organization, the Echelon Club, will present: “A Day to Remember”, the first annual “Winter Wonderland Christmas Party” for children who will not have a Christmas this…

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For the Victims of Domestic Violence Comes a Champion: Face Forward

Posted on December 12, 2012July 24, 2019 by Faith Harrington Boutin

On Saundra’s 28th birthday, she caught her husband cheating with another woman. He beat her into unconsciousness and left her on the sidewalk. He later told the police that she had been mugged. As a result of the blunt force trauma she had suffered, Saundra developed necrotizing fasciitis, a rare skin-eating bacterial infection which nearly took her life and cost her all the skin, muscle, and feeling on the right side of her face and…

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Thomas Hodges’ Photographic Artistry: Where Conception and Imagination Meet

Posted on July 16, 2012July 16, 2019 by Faith Boutin and Murray Rosen

Thomas Hodges’ photographic artwork invites controversy, which he doesn’t mind one bit! For sure, it sparks the viewer’s imagination, and that is Hodges’ goal. When your artwork is labeled Erotica that is indeed ironic because ancient civilizations embraced the nude. If we study art history, the depiction of the nude was certainly not foreign to the Egyptians, the Minoans, the Greeks, or the Romans. In the Renaissance, Michelangelo and Da Vinci, among the many, featured…

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The Beauty of Good Health

Posted on July 1, 2012July 24, 2019 by Faith Harrington Boutin

I was introduced to the California Wellness Institute through a friend who subtly suggested I visit the clinic after I stated that I absolutely must lose weight and tighten up my chin. Yes, unfortunately time marches on and leaves the signs of aging written not just on one’s face but on one’s body. It is time for some upkeep. After all, this is Hollywood! Another friend pointed out that it is specious of me to…

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Ideas Have Consequences: Enlightenment Leads to Freedom

Posted on June 12, 2012July 24, 2019 by Faith Boutin and Murray Rosen

“An army of principles can penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.” So said American statesman and author Thomas Paine. We celebrate two great revolutions, the American on July 4th and the French on July l4th, both of which Paine supported. Indeed, his writings were an impetus for both revolutions. Paine himself is a product of the Age of Enlightenment and each revolution is based on principles born out of that Age. The French supported…

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A Rebel With Many Causes

Posted on May 16, 2012July 20, 2019 by Darren Darnborough

James Franco, the award winning actor, writer, producer, Oscar host and PHD student decided that ‘Art Curator’ was another necessary string to his proverbial bow. The actor explained at the recent launch of his “Rebel” exhibition that he and a friend were batting around ideas around the concept of turning traditional film into experimental art. This theme of thinking developed into repurposing the classic film Rebel Without A Cause, inspired by the work of one of…

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The Maestro of Maestros: Gustavo Dudamel

Posted on December 15, 2011July 12, 2019 by Faith Harrington Boutin

A flick of the baton, a nod of the head, a pointed finger, a hand waving gracefully through the air, a humming along to the music, this is all in a day’s “work” for Gustavo Dudamel, conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, one of the world’s best. During a concert, he artfully conveys and displays the love he feels for music, as if it has taken hold of his soul, and both the LA…

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