Tag: Now Dig This

• The Paradox of Having the Last Word

  Today I came across an essay by art critic Ken Johnson defending himself against a group who circulated a petition to the New York Times which called attention to two questionably written/edited reviews published by the paper.  Johnson’s critical wound was re-opened last month when a fellow critic, David Levi Strauss, lambasted Johnson and used…

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  April 2, 2013

  Art/Culture, Collecting, Museums

  Art In America, assemblage, David Levi Strauss, Ken Johnson, New York Times, Now Dig This, Petition against New York Times

• Idée Fixe-January

  An “idée fixe” sounds so much better than an obsession, right?  You can pretty much make any horrible thing sound glamorous if you say it in French!  Here are my January obsessions, (or what I just can’t get enough of THIS WEEK…)  Since this little blog of mine focuses on Art, Food, Handbags and Music,…

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  January 9, 2013

  Contemporary Art, Design, Fashion, Museums, Music, Pop Art/Culture

  Baco, Bar Ama, Clare Vivier, Depeche Mode, Hammer, handbags, Now Dig This, Pacific Standard Time, Trap