By: Amy Gerber
Discusses the design, meaning and purpose of public memorials built to commemorate wars and tragedies. This documentary asks: why do some memorials move us, why are others forgettable, what do they really mean, and are memorials still relevant today? The program covers a specific group of memorials, including: the Oklahoma City National Memorial, the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Pan Am Flight 103 Memorial Cairn, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and plans for the first African-American lynching monument (the Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial), among others. Examines what we can learn from controversial memorials and the many complex issues involved in memorializing the victims of crimes against humanity and terrorism. Great example of Performance as Public Practice.
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Beth
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By: Rewald, Sabine
I saw this exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and was blown away. The images are so real, so creepy. Through the portraits you get a true glimpse into the mindset, attitudes and experience of Germany during the ’20s. Otto Dix, Max Beckmann, and George Grosz are just a few of the artists featured. If you did not get to New York to see this show, you must see this exhibition catalogue.
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Laura
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By: Ashley, Robert
People have called this self-proclaimed “Opera For Television” the first distinctly American opera. John Cage said expressed his favor in an over-the-top fashion, “Who needs the Bible? We have Perfect Lives.” In either case, the sentiment of an enlightening and utterly singular experience is well-placed. You won’t see any of the classical influence here except in its grand scope and ambition. Despite its low video production values, Perfect Lives truly shows a great potential for television accommodating high art, if it isn’t already a perfect fit.
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Tommy
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