ALIAS MAN RAY : THE ART OF REINVENTION Nov 17, 2009
That group now reads like a modernist pantheon - Andr Breton, Jean Cocteau, Marcel Duchamp, James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, Marcel Proust and Gertrude Stein, among others. These innovative portraits, all on view in the exhibition, provide a chronicle of the social milieu in which Man Ray thrived. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Self-made Man Ray Nov 13, 2009
Later, he took up photography and shot the boldface names of his time -- Gertrude Stein (alongside the portrait Picasso painted of her), Jean Cocteau, even a young Ernest Hemingway ... Later, he took up photography and shot the boldface names of his time -- Gertrude Stein (alongside the portrait Picasso painted of her), Jean Cocteau, even a young Ernest Hemingway. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
From Hair to eternity … the first lady of song Oct 20, 2009
Paige says that Col P 00004000 orter's Anything Goes gave her a chance to sing unforgettable tunes while dancing up a storm, whereas the perfectionist Piaf, who Jean Cocteau christened "the poet of the streets", left her reeling. "It's a difficult and taxing role, a rich drama full of songs and charting her life from 15 to her death at 48. I did six performances a week for eight months. It nearly killed me.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Irving Penn, RIP Oct 9, 2009
Penn made this portrait of Jean Cocteau during a 1948 trip to Paris for Vogue. Each thread of Cocteau's tie, vest, and suit is etched in light and shadow; the patterns and the texture pop out in vivid, tactile detail. (Slate)
James Lord, 86; authored biographies, memoirs Aug 30, 2009
In three volumes of memoirs, he left sharp portraits of Gertrude Stein, Jean Cocteau, Balthus, Peggy Guggenheim, and other figures encountered in studios, cafes, and salons. He wrote several important works on Giacometti, notably the definitive Giacometti: A Biography, and Picasso and Dora, a memoir dealing with the artist and his longtime mistress and muse Dora Maar. (Boston Globe)
the acerbic art of LAssiette au Beurre Jul 16, 2009
Its spirit continued in satiric journals such as Le Mot, edited by Jean Cocteau and Le Temoin edited by Paul Iribe. But LAssiette was the wellspring of critical and oppositional graphic journalism in France and the model for many satiric journals to follow. (Harper's Magazine)
* Cinema was the other church to me Jul 15, 2009
It was a famous film by Jean Cocteau, Beauty and the Beast, one of the greatest films in the history of cinema. TT: When did you decide to become a filmmaker. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Bilingual plays at the Apolliinaire Theatre Jul 7, 2009
If you show up on the wrong night and don t understand Spanish, you won t know what s going on in Jean Cocteau s The Wedding on the Eiffel Tower. If you speak Spanish and show up on the wrong night, you ll watch the comedy in English. (Boston Globe)
Orfeo Group, Apollinaire Theatre ready to perform outdoors Jul 3, 2009
The program features works by Jean Cocteau, Jean Anouilh, and Eugene Ionesco. And it s all free. (Boston Globe)
LICENSING International Expo 2009 Exhibitor Profiles May 28, 2009
Angles, inspired by the French artist Jean Cocteau, grace the clerestory windows of his downtown Orange, Texas studio. The studio with its 28-foot ceiling boasts a colorful profusion of Bates handiwork. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
A weeklong festival celebrates the acclaimed Ballets Russes May 15, 2009
Diaghilev's artistic agenda received its most succinct expression when the writer and artist Jean Cocteau asked what he wanted for the scenario of the ballet that would become "Parade" (Satie wrote the score, Picasso did the backdrops and costumes). "Astonish me," Diaghilev said. (Boston Globe)
Surrealism, from the art gallery to the department store May 12, 2009
d roses and a design by Jean Cocteau, or her Skeleton Dress, an all-black, dramatically ribbed floor-length gown inspired by the figure studies of Dali. Dali's sumptuous scarlet sofa in the shape of Mae West's lips is on view here (made for the eccentric English collector Edward James, for his country estate in Sussex), as is Isamu Noguchi's serene Cloud Form sofa from 1948 (floating here on a dais beneath a Calder mobile in the section on biomorphism). (Globe and Mail)
Jeanne Lanvin Apr 7, 2009
Famous men, such as the author, Jean Cocteau, wore her men s wear. She also began Lanvin Decoration, an interior design section. (Suite101.com)
Mellon grant supports closer look at moving images’ history Mar 20, 2009
Tom Gunning From Jean Cocteaus 1930 avant garde film Le Sang d un Poete (The Blood of a Poet) ... From Jean Cocteaus 1930 avant garde film Le Sang d un Poete (The Blood of a Poet) ... In another part of his project, Gunning will explore the intersection of the moving image in film with the poetic image in literature, investigating artists who were both poets and filmmakers for example, Jean Cocteau, Robert Desnos and Antonin Artaud all worked on films that inspired cinematic poetry. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Yale exhibit shows Picasso's work as a dialogue with his friends, peers Feb 22, 2009
And later on there were Jean Cocteau, Paul Eluard, Roland Penrose, Clive Bell, Andr. Malraux and Ren. (Boston Globe)
Gary Kelley displays new work from trip to France Feb 22, 2009
Also on the itinerary was Villefranche-sur-Mer on the Cote a Azur and Jean Cocteau s murals at Chapel of St. Peter. From Parisian streets to medieval villages perched above Monte Carlo s casinos, Kelley sketched, painted and photographed. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Valentine’s Day a good night for a flick Feb 14, 2009
If unrequited love is on your mind, try Brief Encounter (don t even bother with the 1974 re-make); Beauty and the Beast, from French filmmaking pioneer Jean Cocteau; The Sterile Cuckoo, featuring Liza Minnelli s breakout performance; Map of the Human Heart, one of the best from New Zealand director Vincent Ward; The Hairdresser s Husband, another superior French import, or Marty, featuring the Academy Award winning performance of Ernest Borgnine. Tell us what you think. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Julie Delpy, Chris Brown, Woody Harrelson Feb 11, 2009
ois Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard, and a vocal advocate of filmmakers like Alfred Hitchcock, Howard Hawks, Jean Renoir and Jean Cocteau. In 1988 its parent company was acquired by the newspaper Le Monde, leading to a much-criticized makeover of the magazine in 1999; in April, Le Monde said it would seek a new owner for Cahiers du Cin. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
