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From Absolut Vodka's sponsorship of student art shows to BMW's logo on the banners advertising major art exhibitions, corporate sponsorship and business involvement in the visual arts have become increasingly common features of our cultural lives. Chin-tao Wu's book is the first concerted attempt to detail the various ways in which business values and the free-market ethos have come to permeate the sphere of the visual arts since the 1980s. It analyzes the role of government in injecting the principles of the free market into public arts agencies—in particular the Arts Council in Great Britain and the National Endowment for the Arts in the USA. It looks at the corporate take-over of art museums, highlighting the ways in which cultural capital can thereby be garnered by business elites; and it considers the ways in which corporations have succeeded in integrating themselves into the infrastructure of the art world itself by showcasing contemporary art in their own corporate premises. 20 color and 40 b/w photographs.
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Interesting but flawed.......2004-02-29
This is an interesting study, as far as it goes. Certainly, there is a lot of good information about which corporations are funding art, where they fund it, and how. If you want to know which corporations fund art, how much they fund, where they do so, this is the book for you. The book contains lots of specifics, tables, statistics, examples of exhibits and color plates of many individual art works.
The problem is that the book assumes that corporate and other private funding of art is a new phenomenon, and assumes this is by definition a bad thing. But is it? Considered in the context of the history of Western art, and even, one might add, arts in Asia and in various empires of eras gone by, wealthy benefactors have been a mainstay of the literary and fine arts, to speak somewhat hyperbolically, almost from the moment arts were invented.
Shakespeare was privately funded. So was Rembrandt. So were the Dutch masters. So was Michelangelo. So were most other Renaissance artists, in fact. Remember the Medicis? To pretend, therefore, that "neo-conservatives" are a sudden, new and unwelcome scourge of the art market is ridiculous, and taken entirely out of the context of art history.
Naturally, there have also always been conflicts of interest. Someone who funds something will want to have some control, after all. That is human nature. But like the conflicts this book points out, the arts of bygone eras also reflect such conflicts, and we nevertheless think them masterful.
By their very nature, the royalty, peers, merchants--and all other wealthy benefactors of literary and fine arts through the ages--were conservatives, too. The arts, come what may, have always survived, as they will no doubt continue to do in the future. To do that, they need benefactors. And in all ages, the arts have turned to those with the most money, for support. Such are the facts of life.
--Alyssa A. Lappen
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Title: Privatising Culture: Corporate Art Intervention Since the 1980s.(Book Review) (book review)
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Whether we are fashion forward or oblivious to trends, clothing is our universal means of self-expression. Far from frivolous, clothing has served as much more than mere covering. Artists and writers throughout history have found inspiration in all kinds of garments, turning to everyday items like dresses and shoes to express the deeper emotions attached to them. With the same engaging concept he applied to Home, Stan Tymorek mixes and matches poems about clothing with paintings and photographs in an anthology that offers a fresh perspective on what we wear.
By juxtaposing 50 poems and images from different places and times, Tymorek provides couplings that are at once provocative, poignant, thoughtful, and funny. An Edward Steichen photograph from Vogue modernizes an Elizabethan sonnet. Max Ernst and Elizabeth Bishop question the notions of gender contained in a hat. Jim Dine and John Updike jointly consider the strictures of the suit. Among the featured poets and artists are Robert Creeley, Dorothy Parker, Calvin Trillin, Sonia Delaunay, Gustav Klimt, and Andy Warhol.
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A comics classic spoiled by re-coloration........2005-10-13
Let's start with the obvious. This is one of the all-time classic series of comic books, reprinted in a beautiful new edition. The story is good (although Claremont's writing would improve in later issues) and the art, by Dave Cockrum, is simply stunning. And, of course, these stories served to introduce the most influential and popular Marvel characters since Spider-Man in the early 60s.
So why the three stars? I was comparing this book to my original comics and I realized that the coloration had been changed significantly. This may seem like a minor point -- the pencil work and inking is, obviously, exactly the same as it was in the originals -- but the choice of colors used in this book does a lot to determine the "atmosphere" of the stories, and in this reprint, the atmosphere is a lot brighter, featuring noticeably more primary colors than the original comic books.
In some cases -- e.g. the character Colossus -- a lot of subtle detail, created by the use of different shades of the same color, has been eliminated. The space-opera scenes are a lot more "cartoony" looking, with bright blue replacing the subtle blue-grey that was originally used for the exterior of the spaceships. Throughout the stories, panels that were previously colored in subtle earthy shades are now done in bright primary colors or some other high-contrast color scheme that completely changes the impression the artwork makes on one's eyes.
This may seem like a lot of nit-picking, and I realize that the re-coloring was probably a mechanical requirement for reprinting the stories in full-color (rather than four-color), but I don't feel like the changes are really insignificant. Compared to the original comics, this book looks like a Saturday morning cartoon show. Considering that this is an extremely expensive deluxe edition, it seems to me like Marvel could have spent a little more time to get it closer to the originals.
Uncanny X-Men, Volume 1.......2005-07-14
I love the X-Men. I always have and I always will. It's got the best characters of any comic I've ever read.
This volume doesn't cover a lot of ground with the X-Men comics, which is completely understandable, but it covers enough to be enjoyable.
It starts right off with Giant-Size X-Men Volume 1 which introduces a few new mutants: Storm, Wolverine, Sunfire, Thunderbird, Banshee, Colossus and Nightcrawler...the latter three being my favorites in the entire X-Men roster.
I really enjoyed the illustrations and the writing of these comics, this era probably being my favorite era for the stories.
I would recommend this to anyone who is an X-Men fan or a fan of 1970s Marvel.
Marvel Masterworks X-Men Volume 1 is a great read!.......2005-06-26
Marvel Mastworks X-Men Volume 1 is a great read! This book reprints the ALL NEW, ALL DIFFERENT X-Men issues! Gaint-Size X-Men#1, Marvel comic's Uncanny X-Men#94-100 are reprinted with wonderful Hardcover and colorful glossy paper! The book is great becaue it is the depute of the most popular diverse X-Men characters like Banshee, Sunfire, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Storm, Thunderbird, and Colossus! It is also the first run of the creative team of writer Chris Claremont and artist Dave Crockum! This book the great reprints of Unccany X-Men Giant-Size #1, Unccany X-Men #94-100! This X-Men creative team is responsible for re-energized the Unncany X-Men and made Chris Claremont, one of most respected comic book writers at Marvel Comics! Highly Recommended! A
Not the first in the X-Men series, but still a good read.......2004-07-26
Note: the previous reviewer's comments apply to ''Marvel Masterworks: X-Men, Vol. 1''. This volume collects ''Giant-Size X-Men #1'' plus X-Men #94-100 from 1975-76, written by Chris Claremont and penciled by Dave Cockrum. It introduces a new set of X-Men, including Wolverine, Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus, and Banshee, though Cyclops, Jean Grey, and of course Professor Xavier are also featured, and all the old X-Men appear.
I am not an X-Men X-pert or a comics connoisseur, so I'll just give my impressions. I found the plots a bit more sophisticated than the early issues, but only a bit (a madman is threatening to launch the entire US nuclear ICBM arsenal, and the Avengers ''can't handle it right now''?) Several stories are carried over across multiple issues, giving them more time to develop, and there are hints of an overarching plot. Some of the characters show signs of -- well, perhaps not depth, but conflicting motivations at least. Cyclops in particular appears to be evolving into an anti-hero.
The writing is generally pretty lame -- the supposedly humorous banter leaves me cold, and the editorial comments are tiresome, though there is an amusing inside reference in #98 where ''Stan'' (Lee) and ''Jack'' (Kirby) appear for a couple of panels, commenting on the current story. And there is an occasional high point -- Scottish housekeeper Moira MacTaggart: ''Well, if sonic blasts'll do nae guid, let's see how yon kelpie fares ... against close-range machine-gun fire!''
The art is decent; there is somewhat more realism, especially regarding military hardware (the Air Force fighters are recognizably F-15's, for instance). The colors are as usual pretty garish -- I mean, if you were building a bunch of mutant-killing robots, what colors would you paint them? Ok, blue is not bad, but magenta? The layout occasionally departs from strictly rectangular frames, as in the awesome 2-page spread in the beginning of #97 depicting an alien space battle.
On the whole, I'd say this is solid entertainment, well worth the price. There are many references to earlier events, so if you're new to the series, you may want to start with the other ''X-Men Vol. 1'' and work your way up. Also, be warned -- the last story in the book ends on a cliffhanger, so you'll have to get ''Uncanny X-Men Vol. 2'' as well to find out what happens!
The prologue to the "Second Genesis" of the Uncanny X-Men.......2004-02-16
I have to admit that I did not greet the new and improved "Uncanny X-Men" with open arms. I had been a big fan of the original X-Men, mainly because they had been teenage superheroes, a lot closer to Spider-Man than anybody else in the Marvel Universe at that time. The comic book had gone out in a blaze of glory with issues drawn by Jim Steranko and Neal Adams that were stunning. So when Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum revived the title in 1975, after "X-Men" had been reduced to a mere reprint comic book for several years, there was good news and bad news. The former was that the title was back and the latter was that in reviving the title the new creators had jettisoned most of the original group. The X-Men had never had the turnover of the Avengers, so this was rather disconcerting. Indeed, if Cyclops had not stayed I might have given up on the title right then and there. But you have to remember that these were the good old days, when you could still buy every title in the Marvel universe for about five bucks (gee, you could fill up your car and get change back on a $5 bill back then too). So I stuck around and saw how Claremont, Cockrum, and then John Byrne turned the "X-Men" into one of the premier comic books in the land.
The original strength of the X-Men was that their being hunted mutants served as a subtext for various issues involving social prejudice. Claremont and Cockrum put that in an international context by having Professor X go around the world to recruit his second generation of merry mutants recruiting from a city in Germany for Nightcrawler and the mountains of Kenya for Storm to the Arizona desert for John Proudstar to behind the Iron Curtain for Colossus. This time around we find not only that the X-Men are no longer all white, they are also not a bunch of teenagers anymore (Banshee qualifies more as a contemporary of Charles Xavier, which arguably makes him the odd man out in the new lineup). Also thrown into the mix is their disparate temperaments; early issues always have Wolverine and Thunderbird in a contest to see who can blow up first. It is a good thing Sunfire went back to Japan or each early issue of the X-Men Internationale would have been the rest of the new X-Men keeping these three from killing each other.
This first volume in the "Uncanny X-Men Masterworks" series "Giant Size X-Men" #1 and issues #94-100 of "X-Men." The new X-Men are put together to rescue the old X-Men, and once that mission is accomplished the question becomes: what do you do with thirteen X-Men? The answer is to get down to a half-dozen by having all of the original X-Men leave except for Cyclops, to have one of the new X-Men decide not to play, and then you are down to seven, one of whom is doomed to die (and if you pay attention to the group logo on the cover you can see that they telegraphed their choice right from the start on that one). The Sentinels pop up, so you do have one of the A-list X-Men villains showing up early and for "The Spectacular 100th Issue" of the comic book we have the old X-Men taking on the new X-Men. At least that is what the cover shows, but if you have been reading between the lines you are suspicious of such a conflict, especially when Professor X gets out of his wheelchair to pop Wolverine right in the kisser. Ultimately, what you have collected in this first volume is the prelude for the Uncanny X-Men, ending when Jean Grey's shielding gives way as she tries pilot a Space Shuttle back to earth with the rest of her teammates on board. You have to wait for Phoenix and the Juggernaut until Volume 2 of this hardcover collection, in what I think is clearly a marketing ploy on Marvel's part, and even then you will be up to the start of the John Bryne era but not quite up to Magento's first appearance.
All things considered, the new X-Men are an improvement over the original group, not only in terms of their powers but also in terms of their secret identities. I mean, all things considered all Angel could do was fly and the Beast was a muscular acrobat with lots of brains (the decision to make him blue and furry admits to the character's liabilities). Storm is an exotic elemental queen trying to fit in with regular folk and Colossus remains a man-child at heart, even in this brave new world. Most importantly, Wolverine makes the Thing look like a cuddly teddy bear, giving the group a dangerous edge. Claremont liked to skate as close to that edge as possible, and eventually he would send the series over the edge with his Dark Phoenix plotline. The comics collected in "Marvel Masterworks: Uncanny X-Men, Volume 1" are not great, but they are pretty good and they are the prologue to the glory days of the X-Men.
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Mare's still P.O.-ed at Rob in the next scene, in which the gang shows up at St. Elmo's on Halloween night sporting Groucho Marx-style nose glasses. "This is the one night a year where Judd Nelson feels normal," says Tony. In this scene, Rob's sax-synching is so powerhouse that Demi, who's newly crimped hair makes her look like an albino Pointer Sister, is compelled to dry hump the jukebox. "I'm obsessed with this moment coming up," says Marcus, "where Rob starts clapping and says, 'Let's rock!' I think he looks so awkward." Just then, his wife traipses in looking like Pat Benatar from the "Love Is a Battlefield" video. When Rob notices she's with another man, all hell breaks loose. "Get your hands off of my wife!" threatens Rob. "With narcissists," explains Dr. Beaverman, "everything belongs to them. They see everything as an extension of themselves. They are not independent objects." Dr. B takes a swig of Snapple and adds, ". . . .unlike whatever Demi's got stuffed into her bra which seems to have a mind of its own." "And check out that metallic lip gloss," says Tony. "It looks like she just went down on C3PO in the bathroom."-Screening Party on St. Elmo's Fire
It started as a series of articles for the British version of Premiere, and Instinct Magazine, but soon took on a life of it's own. Dennis Hensley, author of the bestseller Misadventures in the (213), has been getting together with 5 friends to watch and debate, rant, criticize, and reminisce about films that are both recognized classics and guilty pleasures. Partway through this deconstruction of memorable cinema, you will encounter this musing on Armageddon: "'What girl would make out with her boyfriend in front of her dad?' wonders Tony, as Liv straddles Ben and sucks his face off while Willis and company look on. 'She mounted him in a sundress in front of her dad.'" If you're tired of plodding through earnest studies of film's impact on society, these words alone should convince you that this book is anything but.
Dennis Hensley is a Los Angeles–based journalist whose writing has appeared in Movieline, Premiere, The Advocate, and other publications. He is the author of the n
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HILARIOUS!.......2006-03-27
great fun. if you're not rolling on the floor with laughter when you read this your first name is ebenezer. several friends get together and critique movies. no one is spared when they carve up such cinematic masterpieces as st. elmo's fire, the bodyguard, glitter, basic instinct, pretty woman [ I don't understand julia roberts popularity, eric got the talent gene, imo ], my favorite is the chapter on the movie cruising.
A funfest!.......2005-04-04
Back in college, a devoted group of soap watchers gathered in the student center every day to keep up with life in Salem. None of us knew each other outside that TV room, but for one hour a day, five days a week, we were united in our running commentary of crazy plots, acting that ranged from barely there to over the top, fashion don'ts, and Alice's donuts. Anyone stumbling in might have thought we hated the show, but no demand of college could keep us away from it.
Screening Party reminds me of that, only better, because Hensley's (based on life?) movie viewers are friends. Their lives become little subplots to the movies they watch and comment on. It all makes for a greatly entertaining read. I've read it cover to cover once, and I keep it handy to dip into when I want a quick read during lunch or something. I can always count on it to make me laugh.
A movie-buff must.......2005-03-23
Screening Party is a witty, saucy book that will get you laughing. Obviously, Hensley has distilled the most brilliant and effervescent remarks from his real-life screening parties for this story. These funny characters do more than just crack Sedarisque lines about movies; you see the changes in their lives as the story progresses.
This is a calculated mix of movie commentary and storyline, though more oriented for those who want the cultural analysis rather than the story. It's an especially vivid snapshot of mid-70s to early 80s pop culture. Even movies you thought were great get roasted via the sass-spatula from these wacky grillers.
Funniest book I have read in a Loooong while!.......2004-01-12
This book is GREAT. I had this book purchased for me in July 2003. I was out for drinks with my brother and his partner ( who bought it for me) and they casually asked had I read it yet...I lied and said "yeah of course. Good book." They looked at each other, then back at me and said simply. "Liar"
This provoked me to get the book out of the pile next to the bed labeled "mean to read" and skim through it. By page 2 I was in tears. Mr. hensley made me crack up REALLY LOL. Like before LOL existed, this is what I did..so much so that my husband asked me to READ TO HIM what was making me crack up to this extent. (Shoot me now. He NEVER has done that before) Well, we continued to laugh till well into the am. hours.
I highly recommend this book. Hillarious and the BEST if you are one of those who like to sit and "bag" on things. Bravo Mr Hensley! Great book!
Jodi Wallace
Witty & well written.......2003-05-29
Dennis Hensley and his gaggle of five chums crack wise to earn your giggles in what is one of the more original and better written movie books I've read. Decidedly not a traditional film review or guide, Screening Party seamlessly integrates hilarious commentary from Hensley's peanut gallery with poignant, often surprisingly touching storytelling about the lives of those in said peanut gallery. The contemporary campfests you might expect are covered (e.g., Basic Instinct, The Bodyguard, Glitter, & Flashdance), but also included are some unexpected gems (e.g., The Sound of Music and Taxi Driver). While the banter is always funny but not always totally original, this is actually the point: you will find yourself laughing out loud at times, reliving the magic of Sharon Stone's infamous legs uncrossing scene and your reaction to it the first time you saw it. The gang's commentary is as witty as you wish yours had been, and, thanks to Hensley, retold faithfully and skillfully.
If you are looking for a collection of serious film reviews, then look elsewhere. If you are looking for a great way to spend an evening or a lazy afternoon (because you will not be able to put down this book), then make some baked goods a la one Partygoer and join the Party.
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This digital document is an article from The American Journal of Economics and Sociology, published by Thomson Gale on April 1, 2007. The length of the article is 6270 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
From the author: As previous research has suggested, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) demonstrates the characteristics of a well-functioning vote-producing cartel in both the degree and uniformity to which it supports the leadership of the Democratic Party in the U.S. House of Representatives. As previous work has pointed out, this cartel is, therefore, rewarded by House Democrats through selection for service on "important" committees at the beginning of each Congress. However, Democratic leaders have very little, if any, information to guide them in their choices regarding committee placement for newly elected Democratic representatives. As such, they are likely to use past CBC uniformity and loyalty as a low-cost screening device for predicting future reliability. Examination of the committee placement of newly elected Democrats to the U.S. House from the 103rd Congress through the 106th Congress reveals such a pattern by House Democratic leaders. In other words, newly elected CBC Democrats face much higher probabilities of receiving "important" committee assignments than their newly elected non-CBC counterparts, ceteris paribus.
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Title: Are Congressional Black Caucus members more reliable? Loyalty screening and committee assignments of newly elected legislators.(The Political Economy of Politics)(Author abstract)
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Post World War II America saw a return to prosperity and the rise of a significant youth-culture. Television began to replace movies as the chief source of entertainment for the general public, and adolescents and single young adults began to constitute the largest portion of the audience for movies. With his youthful appearance, Montgomery Clift held special appeal to this new market, and he became one of the foremost American actors of his time. This book details his many performances. The introductory biography offers a succinct summary of Clift's life and the forces that shaped his work. The chapters that follow contain annotated entries for all of his work in plays, films, radio, and television. Entries present plot summaries, cast and credit information, critical analyses, and excerpts from reviews. The book gives equal attention to his lesser-known films and stage career, as to his most memorable performances. An extensive annotated bibliography cites and evaluates books, articles, and miscellaneous sources of information about Clift and includes fictional works in which he appears as a character.
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This guide gives you indispensable teaching tips for the following dances:
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For each dance, you'll learn the country or region of its origin, the traditional costume of the dancers, a brief history of the dance, the difficulty level, stance and formation, directions for performing the dance, modifications, trivia tidbits, and much more.
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Negotiating deals may be one of the most intimidating aspects of real estate investing. Yet, even beyond actual sales transactions, there are a number of ways investors can benefit by having strong negotiation skills—and lose by not having those skills.
In Real Estate Dealmaking: A Property Investors Guide to Negotiating¸ veteran real estate professional George F. Donohue provides an in-depth primer for those interested in improving their negotiating skills in all aspects of investing, not just real estate. His thorough overview of numerous negotiating strategies and practical tools will put you in the position to:
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- When the Rivers Run Dry: Water--The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-first Century
- Universe w/Student CD & Starry Night CD: featuring Starry Night Backyard 4.0/Deep Space Explorer
- While I Was Gone
- Track of the Cat
- Weapon: A Visual History of Arms and Armor
- Voyage of the Turtle: In Pursuit of the Earth's Last Dinosaur
- Wagner Without Fear: Learning to Love--and Even Enjoy--Opera's Most Demanding Genius
- The Visual and the Visionary: Art and Female Spirituality in Late Medieval Germany
- Trees of North Texas
- Dictionary of Animal Words and Phrases
Culture Incorporated: Museums, Artists, and Corporate Sponsorships
Understanding International Art Markets and Management
