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“Inspired by the fleeting things in life, I made my own 17th-century still life.”
In 2001 contemporary artist John Baldessari installed a computer next to Abraham van Beyeren’s 1667 painting Banquet Still Life in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Viewers were invited to remix (my term, not his) the painting by rearranging the … Continue reading
“I hope life on Earth is everything you remember it to be.”
Usually I think of mashups as artworks combined to create a new artwork. A film mashup would look like Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid which is made up of scenes from old film noir movies intercut with new comedy scenes … Continue reading
“Gotta be willing to push your luck when it’s hot.”
In Cassandra’s Dream (Allen, 2007), Woody Allen has remade Crimes & Misdemeanors (by way of Match Point) as a Greek tragedy. As in Crimes, the protagonists get away with murder but then have to deal with the guilt. At the … Continue reading
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Tagged Cassandra's Dream, Crimes and Misdemeanors, mashup, meaning of life, Woody Allen
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“To progress by moving backwards”
I was walking down the street the other day and saw someone pushing a Bugaboo Cameleon stroller. Bugaboo is one of the hippest brands of stroller, largely (I think) because it is the most expensive brand. Personally I prefer both … Continue reading
