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Surprise lesson lurks in show of painters’ works
The paintings of Philip Guston and Giorgio de Chirico.
Artists Dream in a Golden Age
\”It\’s like a temple,\” the painter says of his artist\’s studio.
A lonely temple, that is.
\”I\’m the rabbi and congregation all in one,\” he says with a laugh.
Rising Singing Star Pitches New Sound
Hila Plitmann is building a career based largely on new music by composers like David Del Tredici, John Corigliano, Roger Reynolds and Esa-Pekka Salonen, the latter the longtime music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and something of a Plitmann champion.
A Super ‘Schmooze’ Move
The unforgettable superheroes of comic strips became the stuff of endless Hollywood big-budget sequels. But more often than not, they began in the fevered imaginations of struggling young Jewish guys, whose wildest dreams could be hemmed in only by four panels and black ink.
Shlub to Hero: Film Sketches Gehry Life
Gehry\’s creative solution — his psychoanalytic victory — was to embrace the delight of free-form design, while making sure that his buildings met the needs of his clients. His freedom in designing what appear to be purely sculptural objects that subsequently win rapturous praise must make him the envy of all architects who secretly wish they could find such willing clients.
Jazz and Classical in Perfect Harmony
Caine credits his successes today to a willingness to stick with his musical vision through lean times.
\”Follow that instinct,\” he urges young musicians. \”It\’ll happen, if you work hard, and you can keep moving somehow.\”
Humor in ‘Eat’ an Acquired Taste
\”When Do We Eat?\” centers on the Stuckman family, which includes grandfather Artur (Jack Klugman); father Ira (Michael Lerner), who tries to lead \”the world\’s fastest seder\”; his neglected wife, Peggy (Lesley Ann Warren); and their children.
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