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November newsletter: Aftermath, Circus Mirandus and Fashion Neurosis with Bella Freud
Photos: Classiq Journal “I remember that winter because it had brought the heaviest snow I had ever seen. Snow had fallen steadily all night long and in the morning I woke in a room filled with … Read More
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Just the right girl: Gloria Grahame in “In a Lonely Place”
”In a Lonely Place”, 1950. Columbia Pictures Humphrey Bogart wanted Lauren Bacall for the part. The Studio wanted Ginger Rogers. Nicholas Ray wanted Gloria Grahame. He was right. In a Lonely Place wouldn’t be the film that it is … Read More
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In conversation with artist Tatsuro Kiuchi
Illustration by Tatsuro Kiuchi Tatsuro Kiuchi is a Tokyo-based illustrator, painter and educator. He is one of the most influential illustrators in Japan, having contributed an extraordinary variety to the field and to the visual culture of our time. … Read More
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October newsletter: Beautifully dark Scandinavian autumn, a short bedtime story, and The Man from Laramie
Photos: Classiq Journal ”Savoring the promise of autumn just begun.” Callum Robinson, “Treasure” Viewing Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, 1974 Martin Scorsese I love how different this film is from Martin Scorsese’s other … Read More
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“There Are Not Many Rules in Art, but Being Honest Is One of Them”: In Conversation with Photographer Sarah Fuchs
Photograph by Sarah Fuchs In the photography of Sarah Fuchs, light and shadow have a poetic function. Sarah has the ability to bring a subject to light, while leaving room in the shadows for seductive curiosity and imagination. Spare … Read More
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