Archive for March, 2007

So I posted a video portrait of Chuck Close not too long ago here
Here’s a interview by Charlie Rose that I found:
Chuck Close is very erudite, and his loved of art–especially painting–really shows through in this interview.

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Working in the studio this afternoon, (Yeah, I do actually make art.) I had a small epiphany. Something I hadn’t really thought about before this. I was starting a new painting on a canvas panel, doing some preliminary drawing, roughing some stuff out, and when I set it down to do something [...]

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I guess voters didn’t speak loudly enough last fall, and the Democrats are just as ball-less as ever.
Dems abandon war authority provision .
Guess it doesn’t really matter when we pull out of Iraq, because we’ll just be moving the troops to Iran. It’s so much fun having such imperialistic leaders
As an aside, our military [...]

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The founder of Juxtapoz magazine, Robt. Williams is one of the most popular artists in America today.
He’s in the collections of Nicolas Cage, Leonardo diCaprio, Johnny Depp, Jesse James & many other celebrities.
Here’s an interview of him on youtube:

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Putting the “error” in terror.
Boston Pd blows up traffic counter.
Aquateen hunger force advertisements “terrorist hoax”.
and, from 2004:
Man dresses as Abu Graib prisoner in protest is arrested for terrorism.

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A profile of one of my favorite modern painters Chuck Close.
Arne Glimcher presents a series on great living artists. Following the artist into his studio, Arne Glimcher, presents a relaxed and informal portrait of Chuck Close, his work and methods. From his studio space, to the hanging and unveiling of an exhibition the film shows [...]

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