Luis Soares's Blog, page 219
November 10, 2017
Deana Lawson
Deana Lawson (American, born 1979) received an MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2004 and currently lives and works in New York. Lawson refers to the subjects of her photographs as “her family.” Although she is not related to them by blood—in fact, they are nearly all strangers—the pictures are remarkably intimate. Lawson composes almost every element, often sketching scenes out on paper before working with the camera. Reflecting Western and African portraiture convention...
It Ain't Fair
Oct. 30, 2017 | Abby O'Neill -- Can you believe it? Yes, those are The Roots packed behind the Tiny Desk. Black Thought, Questlove and the crew carved out a few hours in their hectic Tonight Show schedule to visit NPR headquarters in Washington D.C. Why travel four hours for a 12-minute concert when you own the late-night airwaves? The answer can be found in the lyrics to The Roots' new song, "It Ain't Fair."
Armed with the incredible vocalist Bilal, The Roots performed the signature track fr...
November 9, 2017
Mais logo na Gulbenkian
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concert no.3 in G major, BWV 1048
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Ton Koopman
Recorded in the Walloon Church in Amsterdam on June 10, 2012
J.S. Bach: Magnificat in E flat major, BWV 243a (Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra)
Bachfest Leipzig 2003 / From the Church of St. Thomas, Leipzig
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Deborah York, soprano
Bogna Bartosz, alto
Jörg Dürmüller, tenor
Klaus Mertens, baritone
Ton Koopmann, conductor and organist
Suites d'un bal masqué (et deux répliques autographes)
Suites d'un bal masqué (50 × 72 cm) est un tableau peint par Jean-Léon Gérôme en 1857 conservé au Musée Condé de Chantilly.
Le tableau est peint par Jean-Léon Gérôme, alors que celui-ci se détourne progressivement de la peinture d'histoire pour privilégier l'orientalisme et la peinture de genre. Présenté au Salon de 1857, il rencontre un très grand succès, sans doute le plus grand du peintre.
Devant le succès de l'œuvre, plusieurs répliques autographes sont réalisées :
une commande pour le...Candide Overture
Candide Overture, conducted by the composer himself, Leonard Bernstein. Concert performance of Candide with June Anderson, Jerry Hadley, Christa Ludwig, Nicolai Gedda - London Symphony Orchestra (London, December 13, 1989).
November 8, 2017
Shutter Island
From the Kronos Quartet website:
As of today, you can now study and learn to play new string quartets written by Laurie Anderson, Soo Yeon Lyuh, Karin Rehnqvist, Trey Spruance and Stephan Thelen. Scores and parts, recordings, and learning materials are now available on our website, free of charge.
Gigi in blue grotto with light, Capri, 1997
Nan Goldin - Gigi in blue grotto with light, Capri, 1997
Cibachrome, 50.8 x 60.9 cm - Collection Fotomuseum Winterthur
It was in the bars of Boston that Nan Goldin began work on The Ballad of Sexual Dependency. In this major project she photographed her-self and her friends—directly, intimately, close up. The result is a portrayal of sexuality, relationships, power, and identity that is at once tender and hard-hitting. For a long time she photographed without natural light, using harsh, even...
Spielberg, Streep & Hanks
Steven Spielberg directs Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks in The Post, a thrilling drama about the unlikely partnership between The Washington Post’s Katharine Graham (Streep), the first female publisher of a major American newspaper, and editor Ben Bradlee (Hanks), as they race to catch up with The New York Times to expose a massive cover-up of government secrets that spanned three decades and four U.S. Presidents. The two must overcome their differences as they risk their careers – and their ver...
Bowl of Oranges
Bright Eyes - Bowl of Oranges // from LIFTED or The Story is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground // Directed by Cat Solen
November 7, 2017
Betty (1977)
Gerhard Richter, Betty, 1977, Oil on canvas, 30 x 40 cm
