“The sadness in Yoko Ono’s latest work” and other links…
FT.com: “For a woman bent on escaping sexual objectification, marrying a Beatle was not a good move. In the popular imagination, Ono became the exotic siren who lured a Liverpool boy away from the world’s favourite band, destroying it in the process. Since Lennon’s death, she has been hounded for exploiting his memory; just last week she was castigated for including Lennon’s blood-stained clothes in a New York exhibition, a decision she justifies as a work of political art. ‘When there is so much violence in the world, people still seem not to face the fact that a violent situation robbed the life of somebody they loved.’”
“Inglewood moves on investment in the arts”
Olu Alemoru: “Whitaker, who earned a bachelor’s degree in arts history from Cal State Dominguez Hills, pointed to upcoming events including the annual Inglewood Celebrates Arts Month in October and an Open Studios Art Tour scheduled for September.” I am very, very proud of Ms. Whitaker. She has always been the action-oriented person in the group! For just one of her links here in the kinté space, check out “A Treatise on Creating Art: Some Challenges and Potential Solutions.”
A Wikipedia.org Moment: Henri Langlois
“Henri Langlois, Georges Franju and Jean Mitry founded the Cinémathèque Française, their Paris-based film theater and museum, in 1936. It grew from ten films in 1936 to more than 60,000 films by the early 70s. More than just an archivist, Langlois saved many films which were at risk of vanishing. Besides films, Langlois also helped to preserve other items related to cinema such as cameras, projection machines, costumes and vintage theater programmes. These items would evolve into Langlois' museum collection, which was a two-mile span of film artifacts and memorabilia in the Palais de Chaillot. The collection was relocated due to damage from a fire in 1997.”