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George Gittoes Writes from Norway
Since June 16, when I reviewed The Station Museum of Contemporary Art’s  WITNESS TO WAR: GEORGE GITTOES, I’ve been corresponding with the artist.  Earlier today, Gittoes wrote, “I am presently editing the films in Stavanger which is on the North sea side of Norway. I return to Afghanistan on 5th of September.” The show at The Station continues…
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Language taxed by war: Gittoes, Glass and Ginsberg
“Now and then, from the deep, hidden river of life, great spirits in human form are thrown up,†Henry Miller wrote in 1956. “Like semaphores in the night they warn of danger ahead,†he continues. The phrase is from The Time of Assassins and refers to the French poet Arthur Rimbaud. On a hot Sunday afternoon…