Bursting through Air
“Fireworks” is one of the 100 entries in the Encyclopedia of the Exquisite. Nothing could better express the beauty, outrageous folly and primal attraction that I try to describe in 100 different ways in the book. So, in honor of…
Sky High
I’m running with a theme here. As a post-script to my recent post on the “History of the Sky” project, I wanted to mention two more airy series of artworks: Yoko Ono‘s “Sky TV,” from 1966 and James Turrell‘s incredible…
Horses, horses, horses
In an alternate dream reality, I am Patti Smith, living my days downtown, feeding the cats, packing for an upcoming tour, reading obscure literature and going to a mid-morning matinee. She makes that fantasy easier to realize via her blog,…
Watch Royal Shakespeare Company’s Trevor Nunn school one of his peers in how to read a Shakespeare sonnet—here, Sonnet 138. Each sonnet is like a soliloquy, he explains. The results of his efforts are remarkable. Thanks to Nico for passing this…
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