Please note a few key program changes: the film begins promptly at 5:15. The reading of King’s writings at 3:20 will feature Joe Elliot, Joyce Johnson, Hettie Jones, Martha King, Mitch Highfill and Michael Mann. The basic plan is unchanged: “Basil’s Arc – The … Read More
Sorry, friends! The CD of our SideWalk show on August 2 was a wash. Technical gremlins, even before I got my fingers on it. So no MP3 – let alone a YouTube item. Here’s a snippet. No sound. No pictures. … Read More
Or “Le cadavre / exquis / boira / le vin / nouveau” As the opening act of David Kirchenbaum’s marvelous Boog City Poetry and Music Festival this August, Elinor Nauen and I concocted a variant of the rolling or exquisite … Read More
Downstairs in the Metropolitan’s very modern Lehman donut there is a fascinating exhibition of early Egyptian art. It traces what scholars currently deduce about the evolution of that art as revealed by “predynastic” finds from 4,400 BC (roughly six thousand … Read More
The Friends of Basil King will present “Basil’s Arc – The Paintings and Poetics of Basil King” at Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue at Second Street, New York City, on Saturday, September 22, 2012, from 12 noon to 6 … Read More
On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 11:31 AM, Laurie Price sent me this list of words with no English equivalents. She didn’t say where she got them but even if they’re lexical legends…well, read on: 1. Zhaghzhagh (Persian) The chattering … Read More
Tom Fink had a long conversation with Baz about his book, Learning to Draw, which can be found on Tom Beckett’s excellent blog, ASK/TELL. Available on line or inquire at Skylight. In the meantime, Daniel Staniforth’s blog for Skylight Press … Read More
Keith Haring (American, 1958–1990) Untitled, 1982. Sumi ink on paper. 107 x 208 in. (271.8 x 528.3 cm) Collection Keith Haring Foundation. © Keith Haring Foundation The Keith Haring show now up at The Brooklyn Museum seems almost exclusively to be … Read More