“After the Movie”
The movie making upended us both more than we expected. Like moving studio or household to a new place…many old corners get excavated. It’s supposed to be cleansing – a chance to toss out detritus – and it is until … Read More
What is “The Friends of Basil King”?
Poet Kimberly Lyons initiated this idea—and the whole is now a project of Kim’s small press, Lunar Chandelier. Here’s the official announcement: Lunar Chandelier Press is proud to present Basil’s Arc on September 22, 2012, in New York City – … Read More
“Basil King: Mirage” – a film
The Friends of Basil King are launching a fundraising drive to complete this film and present “Basil’s Arc” The Paintings and Poetics of Basil King” September 22, 2012 in New York City. Here’s the one-minute trailer: TO DONATE BY CREDIT … Read More
Filming Basil King: MIRAGE
The film in progress has been commissioned by The Friends of Basil King – for an event celebrating Basil’s Arc: the Paintings and Poetics of Basil King – and more. Well, a film is a mirage; we know that. The … Read More
Friends of Basil King and Mirage: Basil King
Kim Lyons has organized a small group of poets as “Friends of Basil King” to do something to focus some attention on King’s extraordinary output of visual art. They in turn have gathered some 20 others willing to serve as … Read More
MOMA’s great retrospective of Willem deKooning
Yes, it’s January 9, 2012. Show’s over. Now begin – deKooning’s women get him out of the closet but do you notice that these violent creatures all sit, sit quite still. They don’t move head, hand or leg. Eyes and … Read More
Tom’s concerns about smug OWS protesters
Tom Clark commented very cogently to my post about protests, 1967 and now. (See below) I asked my friend Amiel Alcalay who has been involved with CUNY student supporters of OWS as I too remember the disconnect, the smug, cavalier … Read More