Avant Garde
“Funeral Parade of Roses” by Matsumoto Toshio
Trying to explain the pleasures of such a scrambled impressionistic piece as Funeral Parade of Roses in plot terms is a pretty fruitless exercise, although the disjointed narrative does reach fever pitch in the latter moments, with developments inspired by the ancient legend of Oedipus Rex. The story really remains only a ruse for a work that is best seen as a fascinating reflection of a long-vanished place and time, caught in a cross-current of international pop-cultural styles and influences and not dissimilar to what was going on in similar circles in other far-flung parts of the world.
His Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Mar 01, 2021 -
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Category: Movies, Sexuality, Violence, Avant Garde, 1960s, Asia
Artwork Khrushchev Probably Would Not Have Liked 33
Nude Woman with Upraised Arms ca. 1926
Gaston Lachaise American
Posted By: Paul - Sat Feb 20, 2021 -
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Category: Art, Avant Garde, Statues and Monuments, Body Modifications, 1920s, North America
The Punched Tape of Life
The first 70 seconds are abstract, but then come visuals that--tell a story?View six more of his films here.
His Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Feb 09, 2021 -
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Category: Movies, Music, Avant Garde, 1960s, Europe
Artwork Khrushchev Probably Would Not Have Liked 32
"Actress Germaine Dulac (1882-1942) as a worm at the Folies Bergere in Paris, France, photograph by Walery from The Tatler, No 1408, June 20, 1928, London."
Posted By: Paul - Thu Feb 04, 2021 -
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Category: Art, Avant Garde, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Costumes and Masks, 1920s
The Art of Yinka Shonibare
The artist's homepage, with many more photos.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jan 24, 2021 -
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Category: Art, Avant Garde, Pop Art, Surrealism, Statues and Monuments, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, United Kingdom
Lisa Bufano, Revisited
Nine years ago, we did a post on this artist. Revisiting her, I learned that two years afterwards, she had a sad ending by suicide.Other videos here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jan 09, 2021 -
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Category: Art, Avant Garde, Dance, Differently Abled, Handicapped, Challenged, and Otherwise Atypical
Artwork Khrushchev Probably Would Not Have Liked 31
Love Jan Zrzavý's look!His Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jan 04, 2021 -
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Category: Art, Avant Garde, Europe, Russia, Twentieth Century
The Azulik Hotel, Mexico
Their website.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Dec 13, 2020 -
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Category: Aliens, Architecture, Regionalism, Avant Garde, Hotels, North America
John Cage’s “Inlets”
I can almost smell the burning pine cones!
Full explanation and history here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Nov 27, 2020 -
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Category: Music, Avant Garde, 1970s, Cacophony, Dissonance, White Noise and Other Sonic Assaults
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The Wikipedia page of the artist.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Nov 14, 2020 -
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Category: Art, Avant Garde, Surrealism, Twentieth Century
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