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Duke Ellington, animated movies and the old ballgame
- By Amy Crawford
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Blending images from medical texts, video games and his own nightmares, Swedish artist Magnus Wallin creates short animated movies that pit flayed bodybuilders against bizarre monsters. At the Hirshhorn through May 20. Magnus Wallin / Hirshhorn Museum
Anatomic
Blending images from medical texts, video games and his own nightmares, Swedish artist Magnus Wallin creates short animated movies that pit flayed bodybuilders against bizarre monsters. At the Hirshhorn through May 20.
Crafty
"He's a superhero we came up with," say Albuquerque-based Lisa Holt and Harlan Reano of their ceramic Pueblo Fire Warrior. The Native American potters join 119 other artists and artisans at the 25th Smithsonian Craft Show, at the National Building Museum, April 19 to 22.
Swing Time
The Museum of American History has designated April Jazz Appreciation Month. Films, lectures and concerts at numerous venues celebrate the music Duke Ellington called "the kind of a man you wouldn't want your daughter to associate with."
The Old Ballgame
Nostalgic for baseball before strikes and steroids? In 1908 the national pastime featured gambling, bribery and riots. But Cait Murphy, author of Crazy '08 (just released by Smithsonian Books), says it was also "the best season in baseball history."
White House China Policy
Starting April 3, a select display of presidential china is on view at the National First Ladies' Library in Canton, Ohio (founded by Mary Regula, wife of Smithsonian Regent Emeritus Ralph Regula). The dishes are from the collection of Carter administration diplomat Set Momjian, who has been known to serve dinner on Harry Truman's plates (above) and drink coffee out of FDR's teacup.
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Comments (2)
Why is the Smithsonian showing art from Harlan Reano and Lisa Holt? Harlan is an adulterer and it's been reported that Lisa has been attempting suicide!
Why are you subjecting the world to two such artists?! It is appauling that a museum as historic and prestige as The Smithsonian would not only condone but support such people!!
I hope you have a viable reply, or my team and I will have to report this in our next piece. It is truly unaccaptable!!! And quite disturbing.
Thank you for your time and consideration! I appreciate it!
Tabby
Posted by Tabby on June 20,2011 | 02:44 PM
Magnus my man you are brilliant. To even get a glimmer of the mirror effect in life is beyond normal comprehension. Einstein him self would be totally amazed by your imagination of reality unfolding. Consider even a simple thought possess of what 11 is. How the mind thinks of the concept of the symbol of what eleven means plus the connotations it conjures in the mind. If you look at the 11 threw the power of nine you will see it could be more than just 11 things sitting on a table or even 11 dollars in your wallet. If we analyze it we will find it represents 1 big group and 1 little group or you could say 2 groups one little and one big. O.K. O.K. my man it is all about the mirror image . Here is the simplest explanation. The past is the reflection to the present and the future is the reverse imagery of the past we just looked at and we are walking in the present between the 2 reflections. You could look at it like a wall . Standing in a wall, or if that is to difficult to imagine. Imagine walking in a gofer ball. Kind of like a space ship or even a car. So now where are we in the time loop of our seemingly ground hog day. Well to tel;l you the truth people like you are popping the bubbles of life my man and I think I should say if I could conceive the concept of the word love that would be the emotion best described by me seeing your glimmering at the mirror imagery of life.
Posted by Mikel Ridgley Greathouse on October 10,2010 | 03:20 PM