Tag Archives: Robert Rauschenberg

The 90º Shift from Nature to Culture

A shift of such magnitude does not come overnight, nor as the feat of one artist alone. Portents and antecedents become increasingly recognizable in retrospect — Monet’s Nymphéas or Mondrian’s transmutation of sea and sky into signs plus and minus. … Continue reading

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Minimalism and Pendulum Music: The Avant-Garde becomes Ye Olde-Garde

• THE OLD NEW • Roger Sessions (1896 – 1985) “String Quartet #2 ~ Lento” “Concertino for chamber orchestra – Lento molto” Elliott Carter (b. 1908) “String Quartet ~ Variations” “90+” New York Times News Flash: Elliott Carter: Turning 100 … Continue reading

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Unsaidquarters – Hibernations (1/24/12)

The Snow Man One must have a mind of winter To regard the frost and the boughs Of the pine-trees crusted with snow; And have been cold a long time To behold the junipers shagged with ice, The spruces rough … Continue reading

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