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Jean Renoir parle de son art
I copied down these words of Jean Renoir, originally spoken in French of course, from the subtitles accompanying an interview that Jacques Rivette did with Renoir in the 1960s. The program was called, “Jean Renoir parle de son art.” We … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged art history, Fire, Jean Renoir, Tapestry, The Great Train Robbery
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On Rodin, and critic David Getsy
True to the spirit of grumpiness, I have recently been trying to consume less media, not more – particularly less time consuming news or anything coming through radio, TV, or Internet. Aside from grumpiness, the idea here is to spend … Continue reading
Posted in Visual art (not incl. cinema)
Tagged art history, National Gallery of Art, Rodin
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