[contextly_auto_sidebar id="RyUBLjwg2HD6V10HfzwzlBlMyZ8BZLTK"] IS our culture stuck in childhood or adolescence? Are we disregarding the depths or pleasures of maturity? CultureCrash's guest columnist weighs in. "Arrested Development" By Lawrence Christon The late, great acting coach Stella Adler was holding a master class on Jean Anouilh’s “Waltz of the Toreadors,” a play in which a … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2015
The “Junk Dada” of Noah Purifoy
[contextly_auto_sidebar id="HXcsgRY1unTSSqSHfianPWxQXh7bVS8E"] RECENTLY I visited the LACMA and saw a number of shows, including the exhibit devoted to Noah Purifoy's work. Purifoy, who art critic Christopher Knight recently said "may be the least well-known pivotal American artist of the last 50 years," was a black Southerner who became a crucial part of the art movement that rose after the … [Read more...]