Month: May 2015

Book Review: Artist Mark Rothko — The Painter as Guru

May 31, 2015
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Biographer Annie Cohen-Solal is perhaps strongest on one thread of Mark Rothko’s narrative: his experience as a Jewish immigrant.

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Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

May 31, 2015
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, theater, music, dance, visual arts, and author events for the coming week.

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Fuse News: “Iris” — The Indelible Style of Iris Apfel

May 31, 2015
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Iris Apfel a witty New York fashion icon, now in her nineties, is living her career to the fullest.

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Coming Attractions in Jazz: Festival Preview 2015

May 30, 2015
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Get your maps and open up your calendar app—it’s time to plan your summer of jazz in New England.

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Book Review: The Sad Tenderness of Patrick Modiano’s “Dora Bruder”

May 30, 2015
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Nobel laureate Patrick Modiano understands that time periods can mesh, interpenetrate, layer up, blend, and blur naturally in the mind.

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Film Interview: No Jumping to Conclusions in ‘Sunshine Superman” — Talking to Director Marah Strauch

May 29, 2015
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Marah Strauch’s documentary tries to fathom Carl Boenish’s motive for taking his last leap.

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TV Commentary: A Fan’s Meditations on the Finale of “Mad Men”

May 29, 2015
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People bonded with the product Mad Men was selling, but what were they falling for?

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Theater Preview: “The How and the Why” — Fiercely Intelligent Women in Conflict

May 29, 2015
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“I was/am struck by the women in The How and the Why. I hadn’t seen them onstage before. Nor had I quite heard from them before.”

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Visual Arts Review: “Stickwork” — Architectural Sculpture That Interweaves Myth and Reality

May 29, 2015
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Patrick Dougherty’s Stickwork is a remarkable piece of public art.

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Book Review: No “Odd Woman” Out — Vivian Gornick’s Richly Engaging Memoir

May 28, 2015
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Author Vivian Gornick’s discontent is foundational, fertile, unquenchable, except by writing, and quite often funny.

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