Art & Individuality
Nymphomaniac, or the Solitude of Desire
Psychoanalytic analysis: hyper-sexuality | Radical lucidity & relentless courage
Francesca Woodman, or the Shadow of Suicide
An empathetic understanding of Francesca’s life and suicide.
Tommaso Fattovich: Abstraction and the Painterly Spark
Tommaso Fattovich paints from the solar plexus; his work is carnal.
Fiona Apple: Ten Songs, Ten Echoes (Part 2 of 2)
Fiona Apple via Garbage, Bob Dylan, Liz Phair, Leonard Cohen & Tanita Tikaram
Fiona Apple: Ten Songs, Ten Echoes (Part 1 of 2)
Fiona Apple via David Bowie, Magazine, Joy Division, Pete Townshend, The Cure
Peter Maxwell Davies: The Devils | Career Overview
Peter Maxwell Davies’ score for ‘The Devils’ is one of the finest in all cinema. A look back at his career.
Kate Moss, or the Beauty of Paradox
Every woman articulates the feminine in the way she dresses (and undresses) her body. The artistry of Kate Moss consists in making the feminine luminous…
David Bowie: Blackstar, or the Ethics of the Artist
Trusting only in his artistry, faithful to no Muse but his own, in each album Bowie stretches out a tightrope and walks it.
Miles Davis Quintet, 1965-68
Each time I listen to the quintet’s albums, I am struck by their freshness, timelessness and sense of excitement, and I marvel at how such collectively-created music bears the stamp of one man’s individuality.