PERFORMANCE ART—SHREDDER STYLE
WHO IS BANKSY? The answer: Nobody knows the identity of this anonymous British graffiti artist/vandal/political activist/performance artist/vulgarian/satirist. Have I missed any more accurate descriptors? I also think of him (I … Continue reading
A PARABLE ON FLOUR POWER
A CULINARY FEATURE about tortillas brought to mind abuses of power, one even directed against my own ordinarily placid lifestyle. The article “A Homemade Flour Tortilla to Rival Its Corn … Continue reading
SAMUEL SLOAN ON SCHOOLHOUSES—1852
PHILADELPHIA ARCHITECT Samuel Sloan, 1815-1884, left a rich legacy of buildings, particularly in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. In fact, I’ve seen his Lancaster County Courthouse, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and the … Continue reading
TAMING THE MACHINE
IT CLUNKED. IT clicked. It rattled. It whooshed. Once it left the Gods stranded from ascending their rainbow bridge to Valhalla. Rest easy, though: An improved Machine is coming to … Continue reading
BRAZILIAN CULTURE—SENHOR TUCANO, SCULPTURE, AND MORE PART 2
THE FOLLOWING IMAGES and commentary on Brazilian sculpture come from Artista da escultura Brasileira. The Art of Brazilian Sculptors. Die Brasilianische Bildhauerkunst introduced yesterday here at SimanaitisSays. Bruno Giorgi is … Continue reading
BRAZILIAN CULTURE—SENHOR TUCANO, OTHER SCULPTURE, AND MORE PART 1
TODAY’S PRINCIPAL THEME is Brazilian culture. Indeed, it’s tomorrow’s theme as well in Part 2. There’s timeliness, in reporting on a terrible fire that recently destroyed Brazil’s Museu Nacional. There’s … Continue reading
R&T’S NEW PLACE—1968
YESTERDAY’S SIMANAITISSAYS concluded with a rendering by architect Bill Ficker of R&T’s building at 1499 Monrovia Avenue, Newport Beach, California. Immediately below this rendering here is a photograph accompanying R&T’s … Continue reading
ON ARCHITECTURE, SAILING, CIVIC PRIDE, AND R&T’S HOME IN 1968
BILL FICKER was the architect of R&T’s 1499 Monrovia Avenue offices, Newport Beach, California. But he was also a victorious America’s Cup skipper, a civic leader, and an articulate spokesman … Continue reading
THE COLORMAN WILL SEE YOU NOW
THE FORBES COLLECTION in the Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, Harvard University, is the focus of a fascinating article: “Treasures from the Color Archive,” by Simon Schama, online … Continue reading
PR SPINS AND SPIN-OUTS
SOMETIMES, ADVERTISING works. Other times, there are glorious PR spin-outs. Generally, the latter are more entertaining to read about than the former. A recent BBC News item recounted several spin-outs … Continue reading
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