Tag Archives: November 2023

Art, Art Galleries, Arts & Literature, Exhibitions, Previews

Art Exhibits: ‘A Foreigner Called Picasso’ (Gagosian)

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A Foreigner Called Picasso: Curated by Annie Cohen-Solal and Vérane Tasseau, West 21st Street, New York, November 10, 2023–February 10, 2024 | Gagosian

A FOREIGNER CALLED PICASSO

November 10, 2023–February 10, 2024

Gagosian is pleased to present A Foreigner Called Picasso at its West 21st Street gallery in New York. The exhibition is curated by the eminent writer, biographer, and historian Annie Cohen-Solal together with art historian Vérane Tasseau. It is organized in association with the Musée national Picasso–Paris and the Palais de la Porte Dorée–Musée national de l’histoire de l’immigration, Paris.

Spanning the entirety of Pablo Picasso’s career in France from 1900 through 1973, the exhibition will feature loans of important works from private and public collections in the United States and Europe. It includes early self-portraits lent by the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, as well as Cubist and Surrealist masterpieces from the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/Basel. The iconic sculpture Head of Fernande (1909) will be displayed, as will Man with a Lamb (1943)—Picasso’s forceful response to the aesthetics of Arno Breker (Adolf Hitler’s favorite artist), who exhibited in occupied Paris.

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News, Podcasts, Politics, Stories

Sunday Morning: Stories From London, Zürich, Bangkok And Istanbul

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Monocle on Sunday, November 5, 2023 – Emma Nelson, Juliet Linley, Oliver Strijbis and Simon Brooke on the weekend’s biggest talking points. We also speak to Monocle’s Istanbul correspondent, Hannah Lucinda Smith.

Arts & Literature, Documentaries, History, Television, Theater, Videos

Theater: ‘Simon Schama’s Shakespeare And Us’ (2023)

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BBC Select (November 4, 2023) – How much is the personality of England intertwined with the visions of Shakespeare? Acclaimed historian Simon Schama tries to get beneath the skin of the playwright and understand why his stories are so relevant today.

In this insightful documentary we are shown how Shakespeare knew the importance of not just reflecting the lives of the kings and queens who peppered his plays, but ordinary people too – including thieves, clowns and prostitutes.

Watch Simon Schama’s Shakespeare and Us on BBC Select in the US: https://bit.ly/49bpdiK and Canada: https://bit.ly/45WLLAX

Aging, Biology, Health, Medicine, Reviews, Science, Videos

Research: Lena Pernas PhD On ‘How Mitochondria Protects Us From Disease’

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TEDx Talks (November 4, 2023) – Approximately 1.5 billion years ago, a lone bacterium found its way into a larger cell. The exchanges that transpired between the two are considered to have driven the evolution of this bacterium into the organelle we now call the mitochondrion.

Emerging research suggests that mitochondria are not simply the ‘powerhouses’ of the cell, but also function as cellular guardians against microbial intruders. Consequently, maintaining mitochondrial health is not only vital for our well-being, but may serve to protect us against infectious disease.

Dr. Lena Pernas started as a Max Planck Research Group Leader at the MPI Biology for Ageing (Cologne, Germany) in late 2018, where her lab investigates the organelle and metabolic dynamics of the host-pathogen interaction. Her lab will open its doors at UCLA in the Metabolism Research Theme in 2023.

Cities, Landmarks, Travel, Videos, Views

Paris: Eiffel Tower Views – The 16th Arrondissement

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ART VISION TV / C&B JOURNAL (NOVEMBER 4, 2023) – The swanky 16th arrondissement is home to foreign embassies and renowned museums, including the Fondation Louis Vuitton and the Palais de Tokyo with its contemporary art.

Hilly Passy, home to the city’s wealthiest residents, features trendy restaurants and the Maison de Balzac, a house museum where the novelist once lived. Families head to the Bois de Boulogne for its boating lakes and kids’ theme park. 

Arts & Literature, Books, Newspapers, Previews, Reviews

The New York Times Book Review – November 5, 2023

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THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW (November 5, 2023): This week’s issue features music memoirs and biographies crammed into a single season including Madonna, Tupac Shakur, Sly Stone, Britney Spears, Thurston Moore, Jeff Tweedy and — soon — Barbra Streisand…

The Muchness of Madonna

Madonna in profile against a bright blue background during a 1990 concert. Her blond hair is in loose curls, her face is powdered white, with dark mascara and bright red lips close to a headset microphone, and she is flexing her muscular right arm and making a fist.

Mary Gabriel’s biography is as thorough as its subject is disciplined. But in relentlessly defending the superstar, where’s the party?

By Alexandra Jacobs

MADONNA: A Rebel Life, by Mary Gabriel

“I want to be alone,” Greta Garbo’s dancer character famously said in “Grand Hotel,” a quote permanently and only semi-accurately attached to the actress after she retreated from public life. Garbo was first on the list of Golden Agers in one of Madonna’s biggest hits, “Vogue,” but the pop star has long seemed to embody this maxim’s very opposite. She wants to be surrounded, as if with Dolby sound.

Rock ’n’ Soul: The Amazing Story of Sly & the Family Stone

This black-and-white photograph shows a young man singing into a microphone. He has an Afro and is wearing oversize glasses and a large necklace.

At the age of 80, Sly Stone has finally produced his memoir, and it gives a strong sense of this giant’s voice and sensibility.

‘By Alan Light

THANK YOU (FALETTINME BE MICE ELF AGIN): A Memoir, by Sly Stone with Ben Greenman

It is difficult to convey just how astoundingly unlikely it is that this book exists. Sly Stone is one of pop music’s truest geniuses and greatest mysteries, who essentially disappeared four decades ago in a cloud of drugs and legal problems after recording several albums’ worth of incomparable, visionary songs. Fleeting, baffling, blink-and-you-miss-him appearances at his 1993 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction and a 2006 Grammy tribute only served as reminders that he was still alive and still not well.

Travel, Videos, Views

Travel: An Aerial Tour Of Lagos, Algarve, Portugal

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Drone Snap Films (November 3, 2023) – Lagos is a town in southern Portugal’s Algarve region. It’s known for its walled old town, cliffs and Atlantic beaches. Steep wooden steps lead to the sandy cove of Praia do Camilo.

The nearby cliffs of Ponta de Piedade offer sweeping headland views and a lighthouse. Igreja de Santo António, an ornate 18th-century church, sits across from the Castelo dos Governadores, a castle with a baroque facade and watchtowers.

Aging, Health, Medicine, Research, Reviews, Videos

Research: What Happens To Your Brain As You Age

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The Economist (November 2, 2023) – As the most complex organ in your body, your brain changes radically throughout your life. Starting from before birth and continuing even after you’ve died. This is what happens to your brain as you age.

Video timeline: 00:00 – What happens to your brain when you age? 00:32 – In the womb 01:03 – Childhood 03:19 – Teenage years 04:48 – Early adulthood 05:27 – Middle age 07:04 – Later life 07:36 – Death

Culture, Magazines, Photography, Previews, Reviews, Travel

National Geographic Traveller – December 2023

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National Geographic Traveller Magazine (December 2023): The latest issue features the 30 best destinations for 2024, Northern Lights in Manitoba, sailing Denmark’s South Funen Archipelago on a tall ship and a long-distance rail trip in the US….

Also inside this issue:

Uganda: The wildlife of Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Melbourne: In Victoria’s state capital, local innovators are breathing new life into forgotten spaces.
Amman: Culture, cuisine and craft in Jordan’s kaleidoscopic, mountain-fringed capital.
Tunisia: From laid-back coastal towns and diving spots to mountain trails in the county’s northern reaches.
Warsaw: Traditional Polish flavours have found a new home in fine-dining establishments.
Central London: Hotels to escape the crowds at, from budget boutiques to spruced-up luxury boltholes.

Plus, saddling up inGeorgia’s Tusheti region; the salt workers of India’s Habra city; Barcelona’s La Sagrada Família nears completion; Europe’s new UNESCO World Heritage Sites; the flavours of Sierra Leone;a pedal-powered tour of Malmö; design-led stays in Siem Reap; a Christmas break in Lapland; beach views and seafood in Aberdeen; a staycation in Arnside and Silverdale; great illustrated travel books and photography collections; and overnight essentials.

Art, Arts & Literature, Museums, Music, Videos

Art & Music: ‘Boulevard de Clichy’ – Van Gogh Inspires The Pianist Remko Kühne

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Van Gogh Museum (November 3, 2023) – What do you hear when you see a painting, ;Boulevard de Clichy’ – A day in Paris, by Van Gogh? What inspired Remko Kühne?

“Van Gogh lived close to this boulevard with his brother Theo. The music takes you on a day in Paris, starting off in the morning. The square is still calm, but a day in Paris is always full of surprises and will give you a lot of little events that trigger your memory for life.”

Boulevard de Clichy is one of the major streets in the Paris district of Montmartre, where many artists lived. Van Gogh painted the junction that he often crossed. Rue Lepic, where he lived with his brother Theo, began on the right, just beyond the edge of the picture.