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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 03:56 PM Original message |
The Friday Afternoon Challenge returns! Today for all you art detectives: Paintings with a Past |
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Mz Pip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
1. #5 is the Rothko Chapel |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 04:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. It is. But what is the story connected to the paintings themselves in that chapel... |
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Mz Pip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 04:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Not sure if these are the ones |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 04:20 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Those were the Seagram's murals...quite a story there. They are now in 3 different museums. |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 04:28 PM Original message |
It caused a new way of viewing art and other art related things by placement and proximity. Rothko |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
23. That's right! People break down and cry in front of his works. |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 04:59 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. So what was their conclusion in regards to people crying in front of Rothkos? |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 05:08 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. The power of art. It's a phenomenon. Not unheard of. |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 05:21 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Interesting. I cried as a reaction to the color precision and size as it relates |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 06:36 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. So it was an "overload" of the effect of choice? |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 07:31 PM Response to Reply #34 |
42. Basically in short. The "act/choices" and the result. I found his work communicated |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 07:36 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. I can see, altho I am not an artist, how that could simply overwhelm you! |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 08:27 PM Response to Reply #44 |
54. In Rothko's case it is about what is left out rather than what is contained in. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 07:05 AM Response to Reply #54 |
59. In his book, Elkins makes both points with examples of what people actually |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 02:33 PM Response to Reply #59 |
71. If I get a chance. The discussion of Art is very complex IMHO functioning |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 04:10 PM Response to Reply #71 |
73. “Pictures and Tears: A Study of people who cry in front of Paintings” by James Elkins. |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 05:02 PM Response to Reply #73 |
74. Fascinating....very wonderful. |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 07:03 PM Response to Reply #27 |
37. you may not believe this CTyankee |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 07:27 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Hate to say this, but it wasn't that one...it wasn't one that was very "special" and that one is! |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
3. Painting number 2 |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 04:11 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. don't you love the guy trying to get under her dress? |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
6. Is 5 the one that was hung upside down for a month? |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 04:22 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. No, but I do know THAT story and it's VERY funny! |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 04:24 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. What happened to it? |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 04:25 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. No, what happened is in the the Guinness Book of World Records, my friend... |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 05:07 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. Ah! He won the record for eating herring! |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 05:09 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. You know, it's funny, I recently went to Holland and didn't have herring once! |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 05:28 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. He was sawed off the end of Night Watch to make it fit someplace else? |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 06:34 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Actually, he did saw off part of the Night Watch. This however |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 07:55 PM Response to Reply #33 |
48. Then it's the part that was sawed off, lol /nt |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 07:58 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. Actually, it's "The Takeaway Rembrandt." Stolen FOUR times from the same museum in London. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 08:23 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. They should have never sawed it off in the first place! |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 12:37 PM Response to Reply #53 |
69. I did when I was there with my mother (a very LONG time ago) at age 16, |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
7. #1 is a Gainsborough. It sparked a hat frenzy for those wanting the same hat . |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 04:22 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. Really? I will take your word for it, but wasn't what I was going for... |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 04:25 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. Would I lie to you? ha. I still got it right though. hehe |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 04:28 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. No wonder Keira Knightly loved it so much... |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 04:30 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. She did? Was it in Pride & Prejudice? I have no clue.... |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 04:31 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. No, altho that is a great guess... |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 04:30 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. delete-dupe computer glitch |
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Mz Pip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
8. #3 |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 04:21 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Picasso ripped off Braque. He ripped off everyone. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 04:23 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. No. But you are edging toward the correct answer! |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 04:23 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. No, sorry... |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 06:06 PM Response to Reply #16 |
31. It allowed the viewer to view the subject on several planes, flat ones. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 06:43 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. I am sorry, but this is not the case... |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
10. aha #1 is |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 04:22 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. I thought it was his aunt from Gainesville, Georgia |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
32. HEY! |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 06:41 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. Of course, but this painting has a "special" category... |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 07:31 PM Response to Reply #35 |
41. Oh Yea, THAT! |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 07:33 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. GREAT! |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 07:48 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. Right, LOUSY security system! |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 07:53 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. You got that right! What a loss! |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 08:35 PM Response to Reply #47 |
55. Dunno! |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
38. #1 Duchess of Devonshire by Gainsborough |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 07:31 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Yep, that's funny...and here's more... |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
45. Hey, we have #s 2, 3 and 6 left to identify... |
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reACTIONary (257 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 07:57 PM Response to Reply #45 |
49. Girl with a Mandolin (Fanny Tellier)' Picaso |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 08:06 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. It is not by Picasso. Nor is it by Bracque (even tho it is "signed" by Bracque). |
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reACTIONary (257 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 08:13 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. OK, I'll take a wild a** guess... |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 07:22 AM Response to Reply #52 |
62. It does look like Duchamps, esp. Nude Descending a Staircase. |
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horseshoecrab (613 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 11:37 PM Response to Reply #45 |
58. #2 |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 07:16 AM Response to Reply #58 |
61. I'd love to read your source! Is it online? |
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horseshoecrab (613 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 10:29 AM Response to Reply #61 |
64. Yes, here you go... |
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Sheepshank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
56. 3. A Picasso forgery |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 07:13 AM Response to Reply #56 |
60. No, you certainly did NOT cheat! Honest research is fine and I do it all the time! |
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Angry Dragon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 11:09 PM Response to Original message |
57. #2 |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 07:26 AM Response to Original message |
63. Can ANYONE guess #6? |
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horseshoecrab (613 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 10:40 AM Response to Reply #63 |
65. #6 |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 11:04 AM Response to Reply #65 |
66. Interesting guess...but not the right one... |
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horseshoecrab (613 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 11:57 AM Response to Reply #66 |
67. hmmm.... |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
68. Is #6 a Dutch "Vanitas" painting? |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 12:48 PM Response to Reply #68 |
70. No, as I point out in my Answers thread, it is called "Dead Soldier" and is |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
72. recommend |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 06:41 PM Response to Reply #72 |
75. thanks, exchrom! |
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yoyossarian (821 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
76. Yeah, I cry whenever I look at Rothko's work... |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 06:52 PM Response to Reply #76 |
77. Not everyone cries at Rothkos, you know. And nobody requires you to cry at ANY artist's works, |
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yoyossarian (821 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 07:03 PM Response to Reply #77 |
78. You're right. So what if I get nowhere and die young, with so much left to say? |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 07:07 PM Response to Reply #78 |
79. Hey, you haven't ruined my thread! Far from it! This is art! |
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yoyossarian (821 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 07:49 PM Response to Reply #79 |
80. Well thank you! |
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dogknob (310 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 10:18 PM Response to Reply #80 |
82. You're right about the conspiracy thing... |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 07:51 AM Response to Reply #82 |
83. I'm not seeing this "conspiracy" as the hugest atrocity of the Cold War. |
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yoyossarian (821 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 11:41 AM Response to Reply #83 |
85. Good morning! |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 12:58 PM Response to Reply #85 |
87. Very thoughtful piece! |
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dogknob (310 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 11:57 AM Response to Reply #83 |
86. Dunno... |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 01:04 PM Response to Reply #86 |
88. Good point about Warhol. Not one of my faves, to be sure. |
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yoyossarian (821 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 03:16 PM Response to Reply #88 |
89. That's not just you, though... |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 03:28 PM Response to Reply #89 |
90. Some "art critics" are rebelling against the snooty, the corporate and the |
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yoyossarian (821 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 03:36 PM Response to Reply #90 |
92. Cool! There is a kinship there! |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 04:12 PM Response to Reply #92 |
93. No Challenge next Friday, sad to say. I'm in California. But look for the Challenge |
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yoyossarian (821 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 03:29 PM Response to Reply #88 |
91. PS: |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 04:16 PM Response to Reply #91 |
94. The Rothko phenomenon is a bit strange to me but Rothko definitely |
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blaze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-22-11 08:23 PM Response to Original message |
81. I love these threads! |
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yoyossarian (821 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-23-11 11:05 AM Response to Reply #81 |
84. ! |
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