Six great movies about presidents
All the Presidents Men. Watch it on HBO Max, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Google Play, Vudu, YouTube.
by Noel Murray
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- When a president is inaugurated, its traditionally an occasion for pageantry and pomp, showcasing the splendor of Washington and reminding the country and the world of the United States democratic promise: that power ultimately rests in the will of the people. As we head into these ceremonies in the coming week, its a good time to let these movies remind us that the mechanisms of American politics and the institution of the presidency at their best and worst have endured for centuries.
Richard Saltoun opens the first exhibition in a 12-month programme dedicated to Hannah Arendt
Vivienne Koorland, Terezin Painting: Josef, 1991. Oil on linen set into wood mantel, 139.7 x 152.4 x 20.3 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Richard Saltoun Gallery.
LONDON
.- On Hannah Arendt: The Modern Age takes its title from the first chapter of Arendts 1968 book Between Past and Future. In the preface, Arendt links thinking together with remembrance and storytelling. Remembrance is understood by Arendt to be one of the most important modes of thought, one that requires storytelling in order to preserve those small hidden islands of freedom. This kind of thinking, which requires imagination, courage and independence, is present in the work of the artists presented in The Modern Age: Siah Armajani (b. 1939, Iran; d. 2020, USA), Thomas Baryle (b. 1937, Germany), Véronique Filozof (b. 1904, Switzerland; d. 1977, France), Vivienne Koorland (b. 1957, South Africa) and Jo S
Lark Mason Associates announces sale of French Furniture and Chinese Decorative Arts
French Louis XVI Mahogany and Inlaid Tulipwood Wood Desk. Est.: $2,000-3,000.
NEW YORK, NY
.- Lark Mason Associates sale of French Furniture and Decorative Arts from a prominent New York collector is now live on igavelauctions.com. The sale, which closes on January 26th, consists of just under 50 select lots of French furniture, Chinese tomb pottery, and decorative arts. The collection which was housed in an elegant apartment designed by a well-known Washington DC-based interior designer includes a fine pair of Louis XVI Tulipwood Marquetry corner cabinets, made by Pierre Roussel (Estimate: $15,000-25,000), and a Louis XVI Mahogany and Inlaid Tulipwood Wood Desk (Estimate: $2,000-3,000). Among the superb Chinese tomb pottery wares are a pair of Tang Dynasty Chinese painted pottery Lokapala (Estimate: $7,000-10,000) and a large Chinese pottery prancing horse, Sichuan Provence, Han Dynasty (Estima
Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery opens an exhibition of works by three artists
Installation view.
NEW YORK, NY
.- The microbiome all the bacteria, fungi, protozoa and viruses that cohabitate our genetic biomass, actually outweigh us by volume, some estimate that there are over 10 times as many microbial cells than human cells in and on each one of us. The microbiome is invisible to the eye but visible to our sense of smell, taste and touch, and visible in human culture as well. From the foods that we eat and the ways we digest, to the ways we process and interpret information and construct identity, and to whom we are attracted, the microbiome is influencing us and participating in our relations to the world. This show seeks to explore ways that several artists have pointed to, cooperated, or worked in tandem with microbial life in the making and context of works of art and culture. The title originally comes from Song of Myself, 51 by Walt Whitman, and more recently used b
When Raf met Miuccia
Raf Simons, a co-creative director at the luxury fashion house Prada. In an exclusive joint interview, Miuccia Prada and Simons talk about working together, what to expect in their debut mens collection and why they think the fashion world isnt going to change. Conrado Véliz via The New York Times.
by Vanessa Friedman
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- Imagine Mark Zuckerberg naming Elon Musk his co-chief executive, or Steven Spielberg declaring that from now on he would co-direct all of his films with George Clooney. Thats what it was like for the fashion world when, last February, Miuccia Prada announced that she was naming Raf Simons, the former creative director of Jil Sander, Dior and Calvin Klein, to be her co-creative director at Prada.