Inside: Raleigh on Film; Bethune on Theatre; Behrens on Music; Seckel on the Cultural Scene; Hendler on the Long Island Art Scene; Wersal ‘Speaks Out’ on the Art vs. Craft Question; New Art Books; Short Fiction & Poetry; Extensive Calendar of Events…and more! ART TIMES Vol. 26 No. 4 January/February 2010 The Museum at Guild Hall & The Heckscher Museum of Art By Ginger Lee Hendler who have a connection to our re- paints directly at the If you have ever wandered gion.” The work newly acquired for seaside, recording through a gallery or museum wonder- this exhibit spans a variety of media the shifting of light ing about the behind the scenes pres- including paintings, prints, collage and atmosphere on ence — how the show was collected, and photographs. Some prominent surfaces she metic- mounted, spaced out, lighted, etc, you artists included in this show are ulously builds up may be thinking of the way an exhibit Robert Motherwell, Fairfield Porter, with layers of gesso, is curated. and Jim Dine. Others, perhaps not as metallic pigments, How does a curator integrate well known, join the ranks of a highly encaustics and oils. so many disparate forms, genres, respected community. They will now The results border dimensions, and media into one be part of the collection that includes on the symphonic, cohesive exhibit? It occurs to me earlier East End residents, such as involving sky, sea, that every time I see a group show Thomas Moran and Childe Hassam. sun, clouds and ho- encompassing multiple artists and a Looking at the cast of characters rizon line without myriad of genres, I find myself won- we may initially be attracted to the the slightest trace dering about the curator’s intention. stars, but even the supporting roles of land, in passages How do they go about selecting the are played by some of the country’s that range from se- work, determining the placement most celebrated painters, photogra- rene to explosive.” and integrating each piece into an phers, sculptors, and graphic art- Knott is a resident environment? In essence, it is about ists. of Eastern Long Is- setting the stage, as in a theatrical Upon entering the first gallery land and expresses performance. of this beautiful museum I was a love for the beaches At Guild Hall in East Hampton, taken with Cynthia Knott’s paint- and shores near her the exhibit “ac.qui.si.tions” features ing, “Shoal I”, oil, encaustic and home over 35 artists whose work has been metallic on linen. This work is a large To the right of recently acquired by the Museum monochromatic seascape beautifully the entrance is John as part of its permanent collection. cast in hues of green. In a recent Hardy’s “Bathers”, Paton Miller Boy with Trumpet Watercolor According to Ruth Appelhof, the NY Times review of her show at DC oil on wood. There (Photo Courtesy of Guild Hall) museum’s executive director, “Guild Moore Gallery, Grace Glueck writes, is a quality about Hall’s mission is to promote artists ”Braving the stiffest of weather, she his work that drew me towards it by Ingeborg ten Haeff incorporates and I kept returning to take another circular rhythmical shapes that find look. Figures seem to disappear their way amidst predominantly into an overly blue ocean, leaving monolithic planes. Vertical planes an impression of surreal existence. collide, sometimes cutting each other Hardy’s “unorthodox seascapes focus off. This is a huge canvas with domi- the viewer on the beauty and power nant grays and black and a hint of the of nature and how it plays on the palest orange. With all its intensity way people view themselves in that it has been beautifully placed among context.” the diverse work surrounding it. “Overshadowings”, oil on canvas Continued on Page 5

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Had not Socrates connoisseur — by, say, someone like criminately reacting against training pointed out the impossibility of de- himself, i.e. someone closely familiar does not produce more “art” — it sim- fining such abstracts centuries ago? with the evolutionary nuances that ply opens the door to less talented, less Letters Still, you and I might disagree about took place in painting from the 14th to disciplined artificers who have not the To the Publisher: a precise definition of “Justice” or “De- 16th-centuries. “Art” was felt to evince depth and breadth of soul to be artists. It is with deep appreciation that the cency” or “Morality” — but does that ‘levels’, the number of “readings” one No matter how you parse Berenson’s Salmagundi Club acknowledges your imply we must abandon such concepts might dis- or uncover dependent, first observation, the fact remains that donation to the November 5th Gallery out of hand? Until modern times, the upon the “genius” of the artist and, reaction must be “productive” and Renovation Gala…We were encour- idea persisted that art could reflect second, on the depth of sophistica- not merely destructive. It takes little aged by [what] was raised…all funds such lofty concepts, and it has been tion of the viewer. Works that had insight to see that there is a dearth will go to the Gallery Renovation this art that has endured through no such “depth” — that had only a of “genius” in much of what is being Fund. the ages, whether it be a pre-historic surface (that, as I mentioned in our peddled as “art” today — and this Sincerely, cave painting or the most brilliantly last issue, were no more than their seems to hold true in all artistic disci- Pamela Singleton created work of some Renaissance ge- obvious, visible “messages” — a still plines. Scorning beauty in art merely Chairman of the Board nius. How to separate the genius from life, a landscape, a portrait — what- underscores how shallow we’ve be- Salmagundi Club the simple artisan, however — aye, ever) — were dismissed as merely come — and, sadly, no amount of hype New York City, NY. there’s the rub! Berenson once wrote decorative by knowledgeable viewers. can spirit that disturbing fact away. when discussing the properties of ‘ge- When works without any discernible I leave you with a quote from Goethe To the Publisher: “message” at all came out — mere (1749—1832): “Man surrenders so Now that the Dorsky Museum’s swabs of color smeared across a readily to the commonplace, his mind series of exhibitions celebrating the Art …………………………1 canvas — what was the purpose of and his senses are so easily blunted, Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadri- Art Book Review ………18 beauty? Or, for that matter, anything so quickly shut to supreme beauty centennial have closed, I wanted to Calendar of Events………4 deeper than image? One may argue that we must do all we can to keep take a moment to thank Art Times for that a painting of swaths of color is the feeling for it alive. No one can publishing Raymond Steiner’s review Classifieds…………………19 Culturally Speaking ……10 “beautiful”, but it is beauty that is do without beauty entirely; it is only of our July-December 2009 exhibition self-referential, signifying nothing because people have never learned to Dance… ……………………7 The Hudson River to Niagara Falls: deeper. Such work may “enhance” a enjoy what is really good that they Editorial……………………2 19th-century American Landscape wall, but falls far short of “enhancing” delight in what is flat and futile so Paintings from the New-York His- Fiction …………………9, 12 a life. After all, any dauber can make a long as it is new.” torical Society. The review, which Film ………………………15 statement — political, social, moral or Raymond J. Steiner was included in your September/ Letters………………………2 ef October issue, mentioned the work of Music………………………13 well-known artists Albert Bierstadt Contents Opportunities… …………16 New York, New York, and Asher B. Durand but also drew Peeks & Piques! …………2 attention to works by artists who Poets’ Niche ………………14 Annual Non-Members Juried Exhibitions are less well-known, such as John Speak Out…………………3 Paintings, & Sculpture William Casilear, Robert Havell, and Photography & Graphics Thomas Hiram Hotchkiss. What we Theatre ……………………17 Exhibition Exhibition and others found so special about this June 28 – July 9 July 12 - July 23 Entries postmarked April 22 exhibition was the fact that it intro- gems and for his overall appreciation Entries postmarked March 25 of the show. duced works by many talented but Cash and Material Awards. Sincerely, unfamiliar painters whose extraor- Entry Fee $30 for 1 slide, $35 for 2, $45 for 3. Digital entries only. dinary depictions of the landscape Sara J. Pasti 25% Commission. Send SASE to Non-Members Exhibition at encouraged new readings of familiar The Neil C. Trager Director Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art The Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY 10003 for prospectus. scenes. We are grateful to your re- Email [email protected] • Website: www.salmagundi.org viewer for highlighting some of these SUNY New Paltz Continued on Page 10 Jan/ Feb 2010 ART TIMES page 3 Speak Out Art? Craft? Or Whimsy? By Lisa Wersal and orange extracts. That’s a lot of this work of whimsy by talking with Storms knock some objects off; ad- Last summer’s intriguing and garden produce to massage onto my passersby on the trail. It seems to ditional pieces are added on, some enlightening Speak Out columns by hair and scalp! have begun as a hollowed out old of them “lost and found” items from Ginger Lee Hendler and Donald A. What enticed me to buy was this stump. Someone decided to stick a the trail (a mitten, a stocking cap, a Windsor on the differences between direction for use: Shampoo daily on few dead branches in the stump and baby’s teething ring). It’s charming “art” and “craft” prompted my own wet hair while singing. (Emphasis adorn them with sparkly doo-dads and functional, our community proj- musings on the subject. I offer the added.) Now that’s a marketing ploy and what-nots. In time, more people ect. But mainly, it’s fun. It buoys possibility of a third category… I can appreciate -- a product that added branches, loading them with the spirit and lightens the heart. I whimsy. gets me singing. Every life needs a small treasures and mementoes. always pause at the stump to admire Recently I went shopping for little whimsy now and again, and we Now the limbs hold a variety of items: the creativity and playfulness bound shampoo. I wanted something “natu- get precious little of it these days, strings of feathers and beads, Chi- up in the personal treasures people ral,” so I breezed by all the name what with global warming, economic nese New Year dragons and Day of were willing to part with, in order to brands with their polysyllabic ingre- duress, and all the bickering over the Dead skeletons, toys and trinkets, contribute to a communal experience. dients, finally landing on a product health care. ribbons and wedding bells, flags and I’ve added several items myself: that boasted “carrots” on the label. That’s why, when I get a spare mo- ornaments, all sorts of things glisten- a Christmas angel; shiny metallic Upon closer inspection, I found ment, I head out my door and down ing and imaginative. ribbons of ruby, sapphire, and gold; that along with sweet almond and the path to our community sculpture. It’s enchanting and ever-chang- a tiny polar bear figurine; a dream jojoba oils and aloe leaf extract, this It’s a work in progress; people add a ing. Some days it’s perfectly still; catcher. And when I finish with my shampoo contained carrot and pump- little something to it every so often. other days it’s a dance of shapes and shampoo in its carrot orange bottle, kin juices, and sweet potato, melon, I’ve pieced together the history of textures fluttering in the breeze. I’ll add a Kelly green ribbon around its neck, and tie it to one of the branches…while singing. (Mistress of Whimsy Lisa Wersal resides in Vadnais Heights, Min- “Every Great Town Deserves a Great Art nesota). ef Supply Store and Frame Shop.” Save Money Speak Out Shop Rhinebeck & New Paltz is your forum! ART TIMES seeks your opinions, viewpoints, ideas 56 East Market St., Rhinebeck 17 Church St., New Paltz 845-876-4922 845-255-5533 and complaints on any as- pects of the arts. If you have a point to make—no The following Essays appeared online matter how controver- and were featured during the month sial—all we ask is that of December it be well reasoned and You can still read them at professionally presented. (No advertorials, please). www.arttimesjournal.com Limit yourself to three (3) Albrecht Dürer: Impressions of the Renaissance double-spaced typewrit- at The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vas- ten pages and send with sar College a SASE to: “Speak Out,” Nostalgia by Henry P. Raleigh ART TIMES, PO Box 730, Maxwell Schwartz at Hudson Coffee Traders Mt. Marion, NY 12456- by By Raymond J. Steiner 0730. A by-line and tag- Merce Cunningham & Francis Mason line identifying the writer Remembered By Dawn Lille accompanies all “Speak CD & DVD Reviews by Frank Behrens Out” articles. Double Dutch: A video giving an overview of the exhibition celebrating the Quadricentennial of the Dutch discovery and settlement of the Hudson River and its environs, at the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art (HVCCA), in Peekskill, Culturally Speaking Column featuring: • Dawn Lille (one of our Dance writers), read ONLINE from her book Equipoise: The Life and Work of NewYorkArtists.net Alfredo Corvino at the National Arts Club, NYC. Published by Rosen Publishing Company. The Number One • The Stella Adler Studio of Acting, NYC, Website for recently celebrated the 60th anniversary New York Artists Top Rankings on all Major • Annual Chinese International Figure Search Engines Painting Competition was held at the Salma- New Resources gundi Club, NYC and New Opportunities • Local groups of craftspeople come together For Artists, Galleries and Collectors to have a holiday show and sale Contact: Gloria Rabinowitz • Marc Mellon has installed his 8 ft. bronze statue of 718-465-5111 inventor and philanthropist George Eastman. [email protected] Jan/ Feb 2010 ART TIMES page 4 Because our Calendar of Events is prepared a month in advance dates, times and events are subject to change. Please call ahead NATIONAL ART HONOR SOCIETY: Patterns The Mill Street Loft, 45 Pershing Calendar to insure accuracy. The county (and state if not NYS) where the Ave., Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 471-7477 (thru Feb 13) Dutchess event takes place is noted in bold at the end of each listing. January Ongoing ARTributes /THOMASA D. NIELSEN Featured Artist Upstate Artists Guild, 247 Lark St., Albany, NY (518) 424-9317 Opening Reception 6-9pm (thru Jan 22) Jan 1 Photography Showcase, Competitions & Presenta- Albany tions Each Friday at 8pm Westchester Photographic Society, 102 Science Bldg., Westchester Community College, 75 Grasslands Rd. Valhalla, NY (914) 837-2361 KEVIN COOK / GAIL POSTAL: ICONIC LANDSCAPES & PORTRAITS OF Westchester EVERYDAY ICONS Windham Fine Arts Gallery, 5380 Main St., Windham, NY (518) 734-6850 (thru Jan 24) Greene Jan 15 - Feb 7 “BETRAYAL” ; Feb 26 - Mar 28 “TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD” Capital Repertory Theatre, 111 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY (518) 445-SHOW charge Saturday, January 2 Albany LONG REACH ARTS / THE CONTEMPORARY IMAGE Art Society of Kings- Jan 15-31 “JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR” /Feb 12-28 “FALSETTOS” Center ton (ASK), 97 Broadway, Kingston, NY (845) 338-0331 Opening Reception 5-8PM for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Route 308, Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-3080 (thru Jan 30) Ulster charge Dutchess SMALL GEMS: Arts for Giving Holiday Closing Sale Blue Door Gallery, 13 Friday, January 1 Riverdale Ave., Yonkers, NY (914) 375-5100Blue Door Gallery, 13 Riverdale Ave., Yonkers, NY (914) 375-5100 Westchester WURTSBORO ART ALLIANCE: Multi-Media Gallery Link, Ellenville Public Library & Museum, 40 Center St., Ellenville, NY (845) 647-5530 (thru Jan 27) Ulster EMPTY BOWLS: Fundraising Event Clay Art Center, 40 Beech St., Port Ches- ter, NY (914) 937-2047 Opening Reception 1:30-4pm Westchester HOLIDAY IN THE MOUNTAINS: Salon Show GCCA Catskill Gallery, 398 Main St., Catskill, NY (518) 943-3400 (thru Jan 10) Greene 1st SATURDAY GALLERY STROLL Galleries in Kingston, NY Ulster DOUBLE DUTCH a group exhibit of installation and video art Hudson Val- MICHAEL X. ROSE: The Crown of Creation KMOCA, 103 Abeel St., Kingston, ley Center for Contemporary Art (HVCCA), 1701 Main Street, Peekskill, NY (914) NY Opening Reception 5-7pm (thru Jan 30) Ulster 788-0100 (thru Jul 26) www.hvcca.org Westchester ARLENE HORTON: Portraits Pleiades Gallery, 530 West 25th St., 4th Fl. NYC 1st FRIDAY IN ALBANY Lark Street and Central Ave District art exhibit open- (646) 230-0056 Closing Reception: 3-6pm (thru Jan 23) www.arlenehorton.com NYC ings 5-7pm Albany Monday, January 4 BEHIND THE CAMERA: Norman Rockwell use of the Camera Norman SCHOLARSHIP & JUNIOR MEMBERS’ EXHIBIT and SCNY ART CLASSES Rockwell Museum, Rte. 183, Stockbridge, MA (413) 298-4100 Opening Reception, SHOW Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Ave., NYC (212) 255-7740 (thru Jan 22) www. discussion and book signing by curator Ron Schick 5:30-7:30 (thru May 31) www. salmagundi.org NYC nrm.org Berkshire, MA JOE GOODWIN: EXHIBIT Tremaine Gallery, Hotchkiss School, 11 Interlaken HOME SWEET HOME SALE & EXHIBIT Pelham Art Center, 155 Fifth Ave, Rd., Lakeville, CT (860) 435-3663 (thru Feb 3) www.hotchkiss.org/AboutHotchkiss/ Pelham, NY (914) 738-2525 (thru Jan 16) New Rochelle TremainGallery.asp Litchfield,CT HOLIDAY SHOW Piermont Flywheel Gallery, 223 Ash St., Piermont Landing, Tuesday, January 5 Piermont, NY (845) 365-6411 (thru Jan 10) Rockland LEAH LOPEZ: solo exhibition National Association of Women Artists (NAWA) WALTER WICK: Games, Gizmos & Toys in the Attic The Arkell Museum, 2 Gallery, 80 Fifth Avenue (@ 14th St.), Suite 1405, New York, NY (212) 675-1616 Erie Blvd., Canajohari, NY (518) 673-2314 (thru Feb 15) Montgomery (thru Feb 1) nawanet.org NYC HEATHER CAJAMARCA: New York in Black & White The Gallery at the Thursday, January 7 Casano Community Center 314 Chestnut St, Roselle Park, NJ (908) 241-5874 NATURE ABSTRACTED Carrie Haddad Gallery, 622 Warren St., Hudson, NY (thru Feb 18) NJ 518.828.7655 (thru Feb 15) Columbia AN ENDURING LEGACY: American Impressionist Landscape Paintings JEANNE LANDAU: “Watercolor Eyes” Piermont Fine Arts Gallery, 218 Ash The Hyde Collection, Wood Gallery,161 Warren St., Glen Falls, NY (800) 639-5868 St., Piermont Landing, Piermont, NY (845) 398-1907 (thru Jan 24) Rockland (March 28 ) www.hydecollection.org Warren ANNUAL SMALL WORKS Upstream Gallery, 26B Main St., Dobbs Ferry, NY ANN FROMAN: Heroes The International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation, 34 E. (914) 674-8548 Opening Reception 2-5pm (thru Jan 31) www.upstreamgallery. 67th St., NYC (212) 737-3275 (thru Jan) NYC com Westchester Continued on Page 6

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It display they all complement each layers of underdrawings, there is an is hard to maintain other. Stanley Kearl’s “Ring Around air of mystery to the subject. a continuity with A Rosie”, Constantine Nivola’s “Un- This is a lovely show with many so many different titled”, a clay sculpture, and Mel works that stand out. Small and styles and other than Kendrick’s “Colored Red and Green” large, they gracefully adorn the un- the modernity there command attention in spite of their cluttered walls allowing the viewer is nothing else that size. I found myself drawn to them enough space to walk through with- links them. Under and I would have to give credit to the out feeling overwhelmed. these circumstances curator for making their presence *“ac.qui si. tions” Recently Ac- Kenneth Wayne has known. quired Works in the Permanent accomplished his C o l l e c t i o n , goal. 60 modern art- (thru Janu- ists will be hanging ary 17): The together till January M u s e u m a t 10. Take some time Guild Hall, 158 during this chilly Main St. East winter season to re- Hampton, NY fresh yourself with a (631)324- 0806 Wallace Harrison, Harrison Home Interior with visit to these lovely w w w . g u i l d - Fernand Léger Mura photograph, 1978. and engaging ex- hall.org © Norman McGrath. (Courtesy Heckscher Musem of Art) hibits. world, but let’s not overlook the role *“Long Island “Long Island that Huntington has played. Some of Moderns: Artists on the North Moderns”, The the artists in this exhibit have work Shore from Edward Steichen Heckscher Mu- in the permanent collection, such as to Cindy Sherman” (thru Jan seum’s current George Grozs and Esphyr Slobod- 10): The Heckscher Museum exhibit*, con- kina, who just last year sists of 60 works had a one woman show. of art which il- The last gallery in lustrate the role this charming museum that Huntington is a total dichotomy, played in the ca- with black and white reers of artists photographs by Ir- such as Louis ving Penn and Horst Comfort Tiffany, P. Horst juxtaposed George Grosz, with the non-objec- and even Fer- tive brightly colored nand Leger. This paintings of Stanley last might be Twardowicz and Stan seen as a stretch Fairfield PorterRome 1932 Watercolor on paper Brodsky. Smack in the (Photo Courtesy of Guild Hall) for some, if not a middle hangs Lee Kras- surprise, but ac- Two Fairfield Porter watercolors, ner’s “Self Portrait”. I cording to Kenneth Wayne, the chief “Rome”, placed on a pedestal in the was curious about the curator, Leger was commissioned by rear gallery, were framed back to division here and not architect Wallace Harrison to paint back. In order to see the slight differ- impressed with Kras- a mural for his home in West Hills. ences in each piece, it was necessary to ner’s work. Esphyr Slo- Wayne says “it may be the most walk around and look from one to the bodkina’s mixed me- important painting to be done on other. I am not sure whether this was dia construction, “The Long Island.” The challenging task the artist’s intent, but it made for an Typewriter Bird” stood of designing a setting for all these interesting exercise in observation. proudly in front of her Esphyr Slobodkina (American, b. Russia, 1908-2002), works of art tied together by the com- Another painting that attracted my abstract oil on ma- The Typewriter Bird 1960-61,mixed media construction, monality of their connection to Long attention was “Boy With Trumpet” sonite, “Vortex # 2”.The Heckscher Museum of Art, Island must have been a labor of love. by Paton Miller. It depicts a young geometric planes and (Courtesy of the Slobodkina Foundation) Most of us think of the Hamptons as boy holding a trumpet and wearing a sharp angles of Slobod- the epicenter of the Long Island art kina’s work were a stark contrast to of Art, 2 Prime Ave., Hunting- black hat reminiscent of one worn by ton, NY (631) 351-3250 www. the freedom of Brodsky’s lines and the heckscher.org circular simplicity of “PRBY”, acrylic

on canvas by Stanley Twardowicz. “Daffodil”, a Tiffany table lamp, A Look Ahead: THE RIDGEWOOD is placed next to three Steichens. “Stevenson and Spampinato” This RT NSTITUTE TH “Portrait of a Woman” is representa- exhibit features original work from A I 30 Harold Ransom Stevenson, a student ANNUAL REGIONAL tive of the tonalist paintings, so softly rich and impressionistic. Collagist of Norman Rockwell and founder of OPEN JURIED SHOW and cutting edge artist, Ray Johnson, The Stevenson Academy of Tradi- tional Painting. Through May 1. January 23 - February 7, 2010 noted by some as “the world’s most 1 1/2 col x 2 3/4” Saturdays and Sundays, 2-5 p.m. Receiving January 9 famous unknown artist”, is featured Sea Cliff Museum, 95 10th Avenue. Visit website for Prospectus in Guild Hall’s exhibit through Joan Harrison’s black and white photos. (516) 671- 0090 Sea Cliff is a small John Osborne’s Annual Demo At the Heckscher he has two mixed Victorian village overlooking Hemp- Jan. 31 at 1:30 PM media collages and a collection of stead Harbor. The entire village is “correspondence art”, derived from one square mile. the Surrealist game of the “exquisite www.gingerlyart.com corpse.” The range of renowned artists in ef visit: ridgewoodartinstitute.org this show is quite impressive. They Visit our website: www.arttimes- 12 East Glen Avenue Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450 201-652-9615 either lived, worked, or summered in journal.com to read previously pub- the Huntington area. The thread that lished essays with photos in color. Jan/ Feb 2010 ART TIMES page 6

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pher. To help him It is interesting to note that none ness in the original version and the in this endeavor of Massine’s works were included role of the chief eunuch was enacted he specifically ap- on the program presented. What as a broad farce that was not funny. pointed Mikhail was seen was Les Sylphides and Le The ranks of the huge cast, lined up Larionov and Na- Spectre de la Rose, a contemporary as if in a Broadway musica, ”grabbed” thalie Goncharo- version of Vaslav Nijinsky’s ballet the audience, but was a long way va, avant-garde L’Apres-midi d’un Faune, choreo- from what Fokine or Diaghilev artists who were graphed by David Dawson, Fokine’s originally intended. It is too bad that brought to Spain Dying Swan and a version of Sche- this strong, lively company did not for this purpose. herazade, choreographed after the perform one of Massine’s Spanish They spent many original by Nicholas Beriozoff. ballets. evenings going to Sylphides was originally staged There will be much visiting dance cafes and watch- for the English National Ballet by all over Spain this year. In ballet, the ing flamenco, the the elegant ballerina Alicia Markova, Bolshoi was in Madrid concurrently rhythm, control, who remained involved with them with the English National Ballet in timing and dignity until her death in 2004. The program Barcelona, the Maryinsky was in Va- of which fascinat- did not indicate who was responsible lencia in November, the Nederlands ed Massine. for rehearsing it since then, but this Dans Theater will be in Madrid in The summer of technically strong group rendered June and the Royal Ballet (London) 1917 found the Di- this flowing, romantic work so limply will be at the Liceo in July. The ex- aghilev entourage it was almost listless. The fact that tensive dance calendar at various traveling exten- every dancer broke the line of her theaters in Barcelona includes Sasha sively throughout arm at the wrist added an even more Waltz, a leading German modern the country in the disconcerting note. dance choreographer, a work created company of the Le Spectre de la Rose, with the by Gerhard Bohner, another avant- composer Manu- dreaming young girl and the spirit garde German, a piece from France el de Falla and a of the rose she brings home from her choreographed by Carolyn Carlson, young flamenco first ball, had Daniel Gaudiello as plus a work created by four European dancer whom they the spectre. This role was intended modern dance choreographers called had seen perform “In the Spirit of Diaghlev.” There will Dying Swan Elena Glurdjidze to be androgynous and non-stop in (photo: Annabel Moeller) © English National Ballet one night in Se- movement. Mr. Gaudiello’s excellent also be several collaborative theater/ ville. Diaghilev technique showed – which it should dance works involving the National hired him to teach not – and he even stopped after a Theater of Catalunya, the National By Dawn Lille Massine the native Spanish dances. series of turns to acknowledge the Center of Drama, Mercat de les Flors As noted in the Sept/Oct issue, de Falla served as their musical applause, which is out of character and several French and English the- this is the centenary year of the Di- guide on these wanderings. With for this ballet. aters. One wonders if Diaghilev ever aghilev Ballets Russes. Since the art his tremendous knowledge of folk The Dying Swan, the short piece imagined all of this! of dance is global, it is not surprising music, he was a constant source of to Saint-Saen’s music, which Fokine [email protected] ef that on a recent trip to Spain I saw information. originally created for Anna Pavlova, the English National Ballet at the This sojourn in Spain affected was danced to perfection by Elena Gi- Visit our website: www.arttimes- Liceo, the opera house in Barcelona, many in the Diaghilev inner circle, urdjidze – and the audience knew it. journal.com to read previously pub- lished essays with photos in color. in a program billed as an homage to including the impresario himself. Dawson’s choreography for Diaghilev and his company. Anton Dolin, in an interview many Faune, a mod- The English National Ballet, for- years later, quoted Diaghilev as ern dance for two merly the London Festival Ballet, saying there were two great schools men in graceful, has antecedents in the Markova-Do- of dance: classical ballet and Span- toga-like cos- lin Company and began performing ish. These years of enthusiasm for tumes, started in 1949. They focus on a mixed reper- Spain influenced the future reper- in silence and tory of 19th century ballets, including toire of the company, particularly in was then accom- Bournonville, works by Diaghilev’s the so-called “Spanish” ballets-Las panied by the choreographers and a certain num- Meninas, Three-Cornered Hat and Debussy score ber of new pieces. Anton Dolin was Cuadro Flemenco. In addition, there played on two pi- the first artistic director and his aim were many other artists “sitting out” anos. This work was to present popular works with the war years in Spain, which had its involved intense well trained international dancers. own active avant-garde. It was from concentration by Wayne Eagling is the present head this time on that Diaghilev began the two dancers of the group. his experiments with “Modernism” and many curv- The relationship between the Bal- and Massine started on his artistic ing arm move- lets Russes and Spain is an intimate development, which was to contain ments on differ- one and in many ways Diaghilev had and expand on much of what he ent angles that Spain and its King, Alfonso, to thank learned in Spain. contributed to for the fact that the company survived The Liceo has a long history with the first encoun- World War I. In 1916 war was ravag- the Ballets Russes dating from 1917 ter and then the ing much of Europe and Diaghilev’s when the repertory included Les establishment company, unable to return to Russia, Sylphides, Carnaval, Scheherazade of a relation- was homeless. An invitation from Al- and Le Spectre de la Rose, all cho- ship, before one fonso asking them to perform arrived reographed by Michel Fokine, and man and then in May of that year. It inaugurated Le Soleil de Nuit, The Good Humored the other walked an interim period during which the Ladies and Las Meninas, all choreo- offstage. It was company danced and Diaghilev and graphed by Massine. They presented good theater and a selected entourage spent months a short season in fall of 1917 and an excellent per- over the next several years in Spain. one in spring of 1918 that included formance. Diaghilev used this time to rebuild Parade, also by Massine (music, Sa- Scheherazade his troupe around Leonid Massine, a tie; décor, Picasso). In spring of 1924 contained move- young Russian who had become his they danced Three-Cornered Hat to ment that was newest protégé, educating him and almost a parody Estaban Berlanga & Raphael Coumes-Marquet de Falla’s music. Dancers (photo: Annabel Moeller) © English National Ballet transforming him into a choreogra- of the sensuous- Jan/ Feb 2010 ART TIMES page 8 Continued from Page 4 Calendar mont Landing, Piermont, NY (845) 398-1907 (thru Feb 14) Rockland Friday, January 29 Wednesday, January 20 1ST ANNUAL INVITATIONAL STUDENT ART EXHIBITION GAGA Arts THE DRAWINGS OF BRONZINO Metropolitan Museum of Art, 82nd St. & Fifth Center, 55 West Railroad Ave., Garnerville, NY (845) 947-7108 Opening Reception Ave., NYC (212) 535-7710 charge (thru Apr 18) NYC 6-9pm (thru Feb 21) Rockland ASSOCIATE MEMBERS’ EXHIBITION National Association of Women Artists TINO SEHGAL Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Ave., NYC (212) 423-3500 (NAWA) Gallery, 80 Fifth Avenue(@ 14th St.), Suite 1405, New York, NY (212) (thru Mar 10) NYC 675-1616 Artists’ Reception 5-7pm (thru Feb 1) nawanet.org NYC PHILAGRAFIKA 2010 Print Center, 1614 Latimer St., Philadelphia, PA (215) MARK TWAIN & HUCKLEBERRY FINN Vassar College Libraries, 124 Ray- 735-6090 Opening Reception 9am-6pm (thru Apr 11) PA mond Ave., Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 437-7294 (at various locations on campus) (thru May 23) Dutchess Saturday, January 30 75th ANNIVERSARY 7X5 SHOW Barrett Art Center, 55 Noxon St., Poughkeepsie Thursday, January 21 (845) 471-2550 Opening Reception 4-6pm (thru Feb 20) Dutchess 8TH ANNUAL MODFEST Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie, NY WINTER ANTIQUE SHOW National Museum of Dance, 99 South Broadway, (845) 437-7294 (at various locations on campus) (thru Feb 7) Dutchess Saratoga Springs, NY (518) 584-2225 10-5pm (thru Jan 31) Saratoga COVERING PULP FICTION (thru Mar 14) / THE OLD & THE NEW: Recent RENEE C. 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They They hung close together, making it so long as the tide’s out.” relentlessly in and out, now wash- rounded the jutting cliff and spied the little haste to reach the dark form “Okay, Hon. Sounds good.” ing over, now skirting around the form lying near the water. lying near the surf. Yet, drawn inexo- They rounded the jutting cliff and nearly shapeless form that marred “Holy shit. Looka that!” Mike rably to that sinister shape. Officer Hanks stopped dead still. the pristine beach at Madega Head. raced to see what there was to see, “Is he rilly dead?” “Hmmm. Looks like police work’s For hours no sentient being took with Katy hot on his heels. “I dunno. Poke him. See if he com- needed. Wait, Liddy. Stay right here. notice or cared at all that this was “Oh, Mikey, isn’t that...?” plains.” I’ll check it out.” He handed her the day a well-dressed man had been “Yeah, that’s who it is, awright. So they poked him. They tried the blanket, knowing full well she murdered. Least, I think so. Kinda hard to be turning him over, but he was too wouldn’t wait. 9:30 AM sure with him all...you know.” heavy without their combined efforts, The officer slowly made his way to That morning, Maureen Stryker “Mike, they’ll think...” and to combine their efforts seemed a the dark form, scrutinizing the sand strolled onto the beach, her four- “Dammit, I know what they’ll skill beyond their grasp. for anything that might be a clue, year-old son in tow. She blinked, and think. But I’ve been with you the “He got anything in his pockets?” in case clues were there to be found. Jeffrey took off, rounding the cliff that whole time, right?” “Have a look.” When he reached the wet dead guy, jutted out onto the beach, and out of “Well, Tuesday, you...” “You have a look. I don’t want to Liddy was right there by his side. Maureen’s sight. “Hey! I been with you the whole put my hands in there.” “I told you to wait back there.” Little Jeffrey spotted the wet form time. Got that?” “What a dumb-ass. Look, just put “I know you did, but I wanted to lying on the sand between cliffs. He “Sure, Mike. The whole time. How your hand in, like this.” So saying, see, too.” did the only thing any reasonable much time do you think...?” Mark jammed his hand into one of Officer Hanks reached down and four-year-old boy would do, he trotted “Don’t matter how much. I been the clammy wet pockets and brought grabbed a fistful of wet hair. He over and poked it. with you, got it?” out his fist holding something shiny. pulled the attached head up, facing “Hey, mister. You’re getting wet. “Got it.” She shivered. “Lookit that. Coins. Are they it toward Liddy. “Take a good look, C’mon. Why’re you lying here like Mike grabbed the wet dead guy’s gold?” my dear.” that? Mister?” coat and pulled him toward the surf. “Looks like. Let’s see if there’s any “Oh!” Liddy exclaimed. “Oh my Realizing he needed assistance to But the gentleman was large and more.” Walt pulled the rest of the coat God!” rouse the gentleman, Jeffrey ran as heavy, and the water made him out from under the wet dead guy and “Someone you know?” fast as his stubby legs would carry heavier still. Mike had pulled him searched the other pockets. In one he “Know? Of course not.” She cov- him, back to his mother. only inches when the sound of voices found more coins. “Sure as hell looks ered her face with her hands, chok- “Mamma. There’s a guy who’s wet somewhere up the beach caused him like gold.” ing back a sob. “How could I possibly all over back there and I can’t make to cease his labors and grab Katy’s “Well, split ‘em up. You don’t get know him?” him answer me.” hand. They ran. Along the sand and to keep all those.” “Seems you’re getting all emo- “Jeffrey! Where were you? You around the next cliff, then back to the So they counted the coins, thirteen tional over someone you don’t know. what? You were talking to a strange parking lot. in all, and attempted to divide them Maybe you saw him a few times?” man? Haven’t I told you NEVER to Due to the fact that they cut their up evenly. It didn’t work. Somehow, “No, Jimmy. I swear. I never saw do that?” walk short by half-an-hour, they ar- one of them always ended up with an him before. Never.” “But, Mamma...” rived at Katy’s apartment just in time extra coin. “Right. You never saw him. So you Believing they were no longer to catch a would-be burglar attempt- They strolled off the beach, argu- don’t give a damn that he’s dead now. alone, she said, “Okay, we’re leaving. ing to climb into her window. Officer ing all the way as to who should get Or that you’ll never see him again.” I won’t have you disobeying me like Jimmy Hanks answered Katy’s call the extra. They were so busy arguing “Of course not, Jimmy. Of course that.” So saying, Maureen shook out and helped wrestle the hapless fellow they failed to spot the truant officer, not.” She turned her back to him and the blanket she’d just spread on the into the squad car. who marched right up to them, then the wet dead guy. sand and laid it over her arm. She 11:00 AM marched the three of them off to “So let’s spread out the blanket flipped her long, blond hair, threw her Joe Fisher, Mark Hyram, and school. and have our lunch.” beach robe over her bare shoulders, Walt Jenkins, all fifteen years old, 12:20 PM “Not here! My God how could you placed her new mystery novel on top and playing hooky from school, Officer Jimmy Hanks, on his even think that?” of the blanket, grabbed Jeffrey’s hand strolled along the sand, rounded the lunch break, strolled up the beach, “He’s dead, Liddy. He won’t bother and strode off. cliff and stopped their banter, along accompanied by his attractive, much us.” The serial rapist, who’d had Mau- with all forward motion. younger wife, Liddy. They were look- “Are you serious?” reen in his sights, scowled and cursed “Wow. Lookit that! Is that what I ing for a secluded spot to eat the picnic “I need to stand guard over the quietly to himself as his quarry rap- think it is? Oh, gross.” Mark’s excite- lunch Liddy had packed for them. remains until the crime-scene folks idly disappeared from view over the ment was palpable, while Joe and This was Jimmy’s idea. Liddy carried get here.” dunes. Walt maintained their usual cool. the picnic basket, and Jimmy carried “But you haven’t called them.” 10:15 AM “Well, duh!” Joe said. “What else a blanket. “I don’t want them to interrupt our Mike Barnett and his sweetheart, would it be? It stinks.” “Up ahead there,” Jimmy said, romantic little picnic. I’ll call them Katy Johnson, strolled leisurely “I dunno. Can’t think of anything “the other side of that cliff, there’s a later. After our lunch.” “Did you kill him, Jimmy?” “What an imagination you have, dear. My job is to uphold the law. Currently over 650 visitors are coming to our Remember?” PRINTMAKERS website each day. Join them & consider advertis- “I don’t care who that is, I’m not digital studio ing with a link or banner ad. Each month you will going to eat here. I’m going home.” see new essays and resources, as well as previ- So she left, by herself, brushing away ARCHIVAL ously published essays and book reviews at her tears. GICLEE www.arttimesjournal.com Officer Hanks then attempted to push the wet dead guy into the water. 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In Livia Straus family, this non-profit addition to Double Dutch, HVCCA arts and education organization is has sponsored the “Tile Project” fea- dedicated to the development and turing over 2,000 tiles from over 30 presentation of exhibitions and in- schools, troupes and programs that terdisciplinary programs that enrich were created by students from across the understanding of contemporary the Hudson Valley. A call went out to art, its contexts, and its relationship art teachers to the towns along the to social issues. HVCCA is also com- Hudson River. These tiles tell the mitted to the enrichment of Peekskill, story of the Dutch influence. Par- a multicultural community that ticipating school districts received a has recreated itself as a major arts curriculum from HVCCA and reading destination. The 12,000 square foot sources on the history of the Hudson space (24’ ceilings) currently show- Valley and they were to design tiles ing “Double Dutch”, an exhibition reflecting their own artistic, cultural, celebrating the Quadricentennial geographic, social and political heri- of the Dutch discovery and settle- tage. The students’ art works were ment of the Hudson River is on view then transferred onto tiles, glazed, Cornelia Seckel, Liz Ehrlichman, Barbara Grey at bj Spoke Gallery, Huntington, NY through July 26, 2010. Several fired, and sited throughout the city pieces are along the Hudson River marking a one and a half mile path President, greeted the members and State —many had family members waterfront in Peekskill. I prepared from the Train Station at the water- then introduced the various com- with them to share in the eventful a short video that can be seen on our front through the city to the HVCCA. mittee heads who spoke about their day. I was pleased to see that the website www.arttimesjournal.com What an excellent way to continue work and encouraged participation age range of new members was from that gives an overview of the work of their mission as a museum — educat- in the organization. Excitement 30-70 years old and they appear to the16 artists who are represented. I ing the youth of the community. and applause filled the room as be a group of very talented and ener- must say that I was most intrigued The New Members’ reception new members were introduced and getic women. It is quite an honor to with Job Koelewijn’s Sanctuary and 120th General Meeting of the their work projected onto a large be part of this historic organization made of wood, books, and metal (16’ National Association of Women screen. Some of the new inductees and the members I spoke with were x 3.5’ x 49’) — fuel for the mind. All Artists was held at the Interchurch came from as far away as California, thrilled, honored and proud to have the artists in the exhibit are Dutch Center, NYC. Susan Hammond, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Washington been accepted. Each month exhibits are held at their gallery at 80 Fifth Ave, NYC and films, trips, lectures, demonstrations are scheduled with additional programming evolving. See their website at www.nawanet. org. Some history: In January of 1889, five innovative women, Grace Fitz-Randolph, Edith Mitchell Prellwitz, Adele Frances Bedell, Anita C. Ashley, and Elizabeth S. Cheever, (barred from full par- ticipation in the male-dominated National Academy of Design and The Society of American Artists), founded the Women’s Art Club. The organization flourished and in 1913 was renamed the National As- sociation of Women Painters and Sculptors, reflecting its national in- fluence and the increasing number of women sculptors. Through the 1920s the organization was sponsoring ex- hibitions nationally and abroad. In New Members of the National Association of Women at the Annual meeting in NYC the 1930s membership grew to over

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1,000 and the organization opened its musical evenings, poetry, artist book was without instructional facilities. the ensemble and was the Musical Argent Galleries on 57th Street in group and discussions. They can be Life drawing classes were conducted Director of the Production. The rest New York City. In 1941 the organiza- reached at (631) 549-5106 or www. with Thomas Eakins as instructor; of the principal cast included Allison tion changed its name again to the bjspokegallery.com. lectures on anatomy were also given. Spratt as Eliza Doolittle, Fred National Association of Women The Vanaver Caravan (www. Today the Club holds exhibitions and Rose as Henry Higgins, and Da- Artists. It is the oldest professional vanavercaravan.org) 35th Anniver- workshops. Find out more about the vid Beditz as Doolittle. The voices traveling schedule for the 150 Years were excellent as was the acting. The & More: Celebrating the Philadelphia next production, Betrayal by Harold Sketch Club at www.sketchclub.org Pinter, begins Jan 15 and runs thru I can’t remember the last time I Feb 7 and the rest of their season saw “My Fair Lady”. I know, early includes: To Kill a Mockingbird, The on, I saw it on Broadway (most likely Lady with all the Answers and The with my parents and siblings as we Marvelous Wonderettes. Check their traditionally celebrated one of our schedule at www.capitalrep.org birthdays by going to see a Broadway Stanley Maltzman, an excellent show), saw the movie in 1964 when draftsman and fine artist, has a gal- it first came out (and again on TV at lery space at 349 Main Street, Catskill least once) and in college read Pyg- NY where he is showing paintings in malion by George Bernard Shaw. both oil and pastel, as well as his I was pleased to see the production drawings and etchings. While in mounted by Capital Repertory Catskill I stopped into Terenchin Theatre, a professional regional Fine Art, a gallery now doing online theater in Albany, NY with a fine sales and specializing in 19th and reputation developed over the past 28 20th Century Estate Art; Gallery M years for mounting excellent shows, showing work by Patrick Milburn; producing new works, and having an the Greene County Council on active community outreach program. Arts Gallery www.greenearts.org Capital Rep is one of seventy-six where their annual salon was hang- Arline Simon, Lanny Lasky at their exhibits at the Upstream Gallery, Dobbs Ferry NY professional theatres in LORT, the ing (some very fine work and good , an prices) and then at the women’s fine art organization in the sary Celebration (video was on League of Resident Theatres Union Mills United States providing a forum for our website this past month) was organization that provides a support Gallery I met up with Linda Law, women artists to share ideas and to an exciting event and milestone. I system for developing new work as curator of the show Legacy in Light: well as reviving classics and peren- The Art of Rudie Berkhout. These exhibit their work. Through its exhi- particularly liked how Livia and nial favorites. Membership in this Holograms and installations were bitions, programs, events, education- Bill Vanaver brought us through al programs and archive N.A.W.A. the years by identifying those who organization allows them access to quite unique for Catskill and fasci- fosters awareness of the monumental were part of the history and telling resources otherwise unreachable. I nating to view. Take a look at www. contribution of women to the history of our connection to Vanaver Caravan try to get to 1 or 2 productions each RudieBerkhout.com. of American art. The organization during the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and 2000’s. year not only for my own enjoyment Our next issue will be the March/ is inclusive and serves professional She was beaming as she welcomed but to support their efforts by report- April issue. If you have missed get- women artists of all backgrounds and so many friends and supporters from ing in this column. The house was at ting an opportunity or calendar list- traditions. A Permanent Collection the past 35 years and that it was a capacity even though it was nearing ing into this issue or a display ad for was established in 1991 and is housed dream come true to have all of us in the end of the run. Subscribers, the your business or show contact me at at the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli the same place to celebrate. It was Art Museum at Rutgers Univer- held at Lifebridge Sanctuary in sity in New Brunswick, NJ. High Falls, NY. Dedicated to sustain- Several months ago Liz Ehrlich- able green, this beautiful, comfort- man of bj spoke Gallery, Hunting- able meeting space and retreat center ton, NY, asked if I would jury their is on 95 acres. Take a look at their site Expo 29 International Juried www.lifebridge.org Competition to be held in March I was glad I could get to see work 2010. As we are printing every other by Lanny Lasky and Arline Si- month I was relatively freed up and mon at the Upstream Gallery in pleased to do it. Many organizations Dobbs Ferry, NY. The two gallery just choose the work; this group’s spaces were filled to overflowing with format is to create a show with more friends, family and patrons, all there work and fewer artists. I spent the to support the two artists who often better part of a day looking at 167 show together. Arline’s landscape artists’ work and built a show of 25 paintings are filled with joy; Lanny’s artists with 4-6 pieces each. It was a constructions of found objects gives tough job as many of the artists were off a great sense of peace. very accomplished. What I had to do Allied Artists of America held was create a show and that meant their 96th Annual National Exhi- varying the mediums and styles. bj bition at the National Arts Club, Henry Higgins shows Eliza Doolittle his notes about her dialect as onlookers spoke currently has 27 members; 24 NYC and what a spectacular show observe in the background. (LtoR: Beth Anne Horning (Ensemble Member), are full members and 3 are associate it was. Top prize winners were: for Allison Spratt (Eliza Doolittle), Michael Hicks (Music Director / Ensemble) and members. Potential members can ap- Oil, Raymond Thornton won the Fred Rose (Henry Higgins).( Photo Credit: Photo by Joseph Schuyler.) ply by bringing in work and whatever Gold medal of honor and Ray Oli- background information they’d like vere won the Silver; for Sculpture, blood life of most theaters, were well [email protected] and we can and at the monthly general meetings Paige Bradley won the Gold, and in attendance and a full complement accommodate you on our website gallery members vote on acceptance. Eunnye Yang won the Silver; and of volunteer Ushers assisted us to our which is currently getting over 650 Spoke Gallery began in 1976 at a for Watermedia/ Pastel/ Graphic, seats. This is a very intimate theatre visitors a day viewing 10+ pages. Port Washington, NY site and later Linda Gross Brown won the Gold, with only 287 seats. The thrust stage Make sure to take a look online in moved to neighboring Sea Cliff. In and John Salminen won the Sil- doesn’t allow for much scenery and I April for exclusive web essays and 1980 Northport Galleries was ver. Congratulations to all who were am always struck with the ingenuity resources. See you out and about and established in Northport and seven part of this show. of how the director creates the space have an excellent winter, regrouping years later moved to Huntington, NY. Congratulations to the Phila- for the actors to perform (aka stag- and garnering your forces for spring In April 1990 Northport Galleries and delphia Sketch Club, America’s ing). The musical score was played emergence. b. j. spoke Gallery merged to form oldest continuously operating club on two pianos by four different musi- [email protected] an even stronger artist-run gallery for professional artists on their cians, several of whom had key roles ef of professional artists with a broad 150th Anniversary. The club began in the production: Larry Daggett played Colonel Pickering and Visit our website: www.arttimesjour- diversification of styles and media when the Pennsylvania Academy nal.com to read previously published including a crafts component. Addi- of the Fine Arts was awaiting was part of the ensemble; Michael Culturally Speaking essays with color tionally they do community outreach, completion of its new building and Hicks played Freddy, was part of photos. Jan/ Feb 2010 ART TIMES page 12 Fiction Katya’s Afterlife By Kevin Frazier stagy and unconvincing, she added: ‘I short, well-rounded body, but he didn’t pear, feared that she might marry some- Her wrinkles, stark, were ridged knew that you would come today.’ want to let go of her. When he pulled one or leave Russia or give up her work. with shadows. She told him to sit beside her on the away she spilled some ash on his shirt. ‘I’d like to support you,’ he told her. ‘Promise me,’ she said, ‘you’ll see the couch. From the back bedroom a baby The baby screamed. ‘I’d like to pay your rent and all your psychic after I’m gone.’ wailed. . . . expenses and be your only client.’ ‘I don’t want to see the psychic,’ Ser- Sonia frowned, looked sceptically at ‘Your child?’ Sergei asked. He began seeing Sonia once a week. gei said. He leaned over Katya’s body, him. ‘I need to think about it. Come back ‘My son,’ Sonia said. She was young, The sessions were always the same. tucked the fringe of the blanket under tomorrow and we’ll discuss it.’ probably in her early twenties. He would pay her. Then Katya would her chin. His fingers brushed her cheek. But the next day, when he returned, ‘Should you go see what’s wrong take possession of her. Then he would ‘You have to visit her,’ Katya said. she wouldn’t let him into the apartment. with him?’ talk to her and they would hug and Her voice was weak. ‘I’ve arranged it.’ While the baby shrieked and cried Sonia lit a cigarette, shrugged. ‘He’s touch and look into each other’s eyes. ‘What is it you’ve arranged?’ behind her, she stood in the half-open fine.’ After a month he started raising the ‘Everything.’ She raised her head a . . . doorway and said: rates he gave her. bit higher on the pillow. She was dying ‘I’m sorry, Sergei. Katya’s gone. I The wailing stopped for a moment. ‘You don’t need to keep offering me of lung cancer. ‘I’ve arranged to come summoned her this morning and she Then it continued, louder and more more money,’ she said. ‘I’m not trying back to you. To spend time with you said she won’t be coming back any- insistent than before. Sonia set the ciga- to cheat you.’ whenever you’re with her.’ more. Your love for her has given her rette down on the edge of an ashtray. If ‘I know,’ Sergei said. But he went Sergei didn’t believe in psychics. the strength to leave the purgatory of Sergei had seen her at a bar he would’ve on increasing the payments. He also ‘You haven’t paid her any money, have the spirit world and ascend to heaven.’ thought she was a prostitute. Bright brought her gifts. A crib for the baby. A you?’ The baby’s shrieks grew louder. Sonia tacky eye-shadow, clumpy mascara, gold necklace. A pair of earrings from ‘I’ve made the arrangements.’ She turned around and snapped at him – or- thick red lipstick. A short skirt and tight Katya’s jewellery box. squeezed his hand. ‘Promise me you’ll dered him to shut up. Then she turned sweater over a long skinny body. Sonia was, he learned, divorced. Her see her.’ to Sergei again. Warmly, almost lov- She sat so close to him that one of ex-husband lived in Murmansk. She ‘I promise,’ Sergei said. ingly, she said: ‘It’s a terrible shame, her thighs touched the side of his pants. disliked talking about herself, but some- He kissed her forehead. The next but obviously there’s no point in you Taking his hand, she stared at him with times she said she wished she didn’t morning, after hours of pain that the continuing to visit me now. It’s over. her warm grey eyes. It felt good to be have to take care of her son on her own. doctor could do little to ease, Katya died. You understand, don’t you?’ touched by someone, to feel her fingers When she was being possessed by . . . ‘Completely,’ Sergei said. holding his. Katya, she would encourage Sergei . . . Sergei was drunk at the funeral and ‘Your wife is entering me,’ she said. to tell her about the past. ‘What was stayed alone in his flat for several days. ‘Katya’s spirit is filling me. If you pay it like between us?’ she asked. ‘I keep Two months later Sonia knocked on Then he returned to his office. He ran me now, the transmigration of her soul forgetting how things were when I was Sergei’s door one night when he was the Mir Film Centre in Arkhangelsk. will be complete.’ alive. After death, you know, only love watching TV. He made tea for her and Katya had worked with him at the Sergei opened his wallet, paid her survives. I remember our love – the fact they drank on his couch. The side of her Centre and they had saved some money the amount Katya had suggested. He of it, the depth and power of it – but the jaw was swollen. over the years. He wasn’t rich, but he watched her clumpy eyelashes flut- details are gone.’ ‘What happened?’ Sergei asked. should be able to retire soon and live in ter. Her eyes rolled back as her grip So he told her how they had met ‘I slipped on the ice when I was com- modest comfort. tightened on his hands. She gasped, on a documentary where he’d been the ing here,’ she said. ‘I hit my face against He bought a saxophone, tried to trembling. producer and she’d been the sound as- the sidewalk.’ teach himself how to play. For hours ‘It’s happening,’ she said, short of sistant. He told her how they used to ‘Are you okay, Sonia? Do you need he sat in his bedroom and fumbled with breath. ‘She’s coming.’ go sledding together in the winter. He a doctor?’ the fingerings, the complicated give- Then her trembling stopped. Her told her how devastated they both were ‘I’m not Sonia,’ she said. ‘I’m Katya. and-take of the pipes and studs. The eyes widened. In a new, slightly deeper when their only child, a girl, had been I’ve taken possession of Sonia forever notes came out broken, weak. His throat voice, she said: ‘It’s me. It’s Katya. I’m born with a serious heart defect and now. It’s what she wanted. My love for burned from the strain of trying to fill speaking to you from beyond the grave.’ had died a few days before her second you is so strong, not even heaven can the cold metal hollows with his breath. She paused to take a quick drag from birthday. keep me away from you.’ . . . the cigarette. Then she hugged Sergei, ‘I’m sorry,’ Sonia said. She glanced She stared at him with bleak damp He finally visited the psychic a told him she missed him, said she loved towards the bedroom where her son was eyes. He cupped her face in his hands. month after the funeral. She worked him. She promised their love would last sleeping. ‘Everyone always says losing ‘I want to stay with you,’ she said. from her flat. It was a small place, full of forever. a child is terrible.’ ‘Can I?’ cheap wall-hangings embroidered with Another hug. Sergei smelled the . . . ‘Where’s your son?’ Sergei asked. the signs of the zodiac. perfume on the side of her neck, held Sergei’s visits to Sonia quickly be- She winced slightly as his fingers ‘I’m Sonia,’ she said. Then in a grave her fragile ribs tightly in his arms. Her came the most important routine in his touched one of the bruises on her jaw. portentous tone that struck him as scrawny chest felt nothing like Katya’s life. He worried that she would disap- ‘That baby was Sonia’s,’ she said. ‘Not mine. I don’t have any children.’ She put her arms around him, hugged him. Her nose was warm Upcoming against his neck. ‘Will you let me stay with you?’ she Events asked. He petted her hair. ‘Of course,’ he said. ‘You can stay as long as you want.’ Sunday, January 24 at 4:30 (Kevin Frazier lives in Helsinki, Reading by mystery writers JOANNE DOBSON (Death Finland). ef Without Tenure) and S. J. ROZAN (The Shanghai Moon) $5 Fridays, January 15 & February 19 at 8:00 THIRD FRIDAY OPEN MIKE All poets & writers welcome; 5 minute limit per reader. $3 Sunday, February 28 at 4:30 Reading by authors MARILYN JOHNSON (This Book Is Overdue!) and R. D. 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New Century Artists 530 West 25th Street, 4th Fl., NYC; www.reginatoristorante.com The Hudson Valley Writers’ Center Hrs: Tues - Sat 11am - 6pm (845) 336-6968 at the Philipse Manor Railroad Station Leggs Mill Road, Lake Katrine, NY 300 Riverside Drive, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591 just off Route 9W phone: (914) 332-5953 web: www.writerscenter.org www.arlenehorton.com between Kingston & Saugerties Jan/ Feb 2010 ART TIMES page 13 Music Al Jolson and the Birth of the Rotten Musical

By Frank Behrens as I am a student of the Hollywood the nasty and Dick How many early musicals can musical, watching them was also an Powell warbles. one watch without wondering (1) why education. All that was bad in the (How much better are so many based on the characters early musicals—not to mention most Powell was to be putting on a show and (2) why are the of the later ones—can trace its way playing the hard plots so alike? One might answer the back to the films just like these. boiled detective first more easily: the musical-within- “The Singing Fool” (1928) includes in “Murder My the-film provides ample excuse for several silent segments, as did the Sweet” ten years the songs. The second question is not milestone “The Jazz Singer.” Jolson later!) all the simple. is a singing waiter named Al Stone “Go into Your The very earliest of musicals, who succeeds and loses all. Top songs Dance” (1935) is those that were made directly after are “Sittin’ on top of the world” and Jolson’s only pair- “The Jazz Singer” in the late 1920s, “Sonny Boy.” ing on film with so exploited the novelty of sound that “Say It With Songs” (1929) has wife Ruby Keeler, little attention was given to believ- Jolson in prison for murder (!), still who seems to dis- able characterization and dialogue singing too much of the time, with no play little talent in or to really interesting plots. If the song at all to recommend the whole. singing, dancing, public did not demand them, why “Big Boy” (1930) is a film version or acting. It is, of bother to offer them? of a Jolson stage play. Here he plays course, a musical Well, recently six ancient films entirely in blackface (until the very about putting on starring Al Jolson have been issued end), while the plot is concerned with a musical. Again, as part of a Warner Bros. series of a horse and the Kentucky Derby. The the stars were the DVDs called the Archive Collection. songs are forgettable. draw, not the ma- Many films that have never appeared “Wonder Bar” (1934) has him terial. on disc will make up the series. named Al Wonder, owner of the Won- “The Singing The rotten plots, deplorable act- der Bar. Some early choreography Kid” (1936) is just ing, and terrible dialogue were appar- by Busby Berkeley is interesting, that. It starts with ently all forgiven by audiences back as well as the cliché of a small stage a medley of songs then, because purpose of the films expanding to the size of an airplane from the earlier was to give Jolson as many chances hangar for the production numbers. films and gives us as possible to sing, with just enough There is also an early example of a Cab Calloway as dialogue to justify the whole thing camera shot from directly above as some welcome relief from Jolson. Among the positives, as I men- being a movie. For those who can’t the dancers form kaleidoscopic pat- Even the team of Harold Arlen and tioned earlier, is the historical inter- stand Jolson—and I am one of them— terns. At least Dolores del Rio looks E.Y. Harburg could not come up with est of these films. Not only are they a watching them will be a chore. But great, while Ricardo Cortez plays any hits. The mushy sentimentality moving history (in both senses of the of the plot sinks this one from the adjective) of social attitudes back in start. the Depression years (the ones of last Among the other negatives are century, not this one), but it is fasci- Jolson’s rotten acting (although he nating to watch the clichés develop does have his moments when he is not that will be copied over and over by trying to act), his smug egotism that so many other Hollywood musicals. so clearly shows a lifelong love affair [email protected] ef with himself, and the use of blackface Visit our website: www.arttimes- that so many found offensive even journal.com to read previously pub- FOR ALL back then and more do today. lished essays with photos in color. YOUR ART NEEDS

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DAY CARE Poets’ Niche (after Whitman’s “A Noiseless Patient Spider” You grab I grab the body’s suitcase, NOTE FOUND ON MY KITCHEN drag its days towards dinner, dishes. COUNTER: A filament of morning sun “CAT (FOOD)” appears beneath a driver’s sunguard The parens are a relief in hundreds of cities. to my cat who might otherwise think It seems umbilical, tensile, he’s been let go for cause. stretched endlessly thin like patience, Who in my house would put casting out and casting out. a new cat on a shopping list I arrive at a house with a television set, and belatedly qualify it with kibble? say good-bye to my daughter. SONG OF WALKING AWAY Not my wife but our cleaning lady What is this light that enters our lives, Mail slots and boxes on the quieting street. perhaps, ancient and hoping to downsize reaches out with its breath of many small hands Carriers of names, these disembodied ties our domesticity. Far, far worse if written of sense to environment. Roads, to kiss each windshield by a dog-lover, then read pathways drawn inside. as the day begins? I feel his pull in the old walk by literal me —David Linebarger to the grocery store, the mailbox, the library. as food made from cats. Tahlequah, OK Division between logic and feeling, I shudder to think CARD SHARK a blue script of survival and stratagem what cat (litter) really means I rode upon a winning streak against the edges of the written heart. in her language — till hearing you affirm, “I will — It is conflict within him that I cannot change, the furred and stony debris find what I’m looking for.” “What cheek,” that will be there when I am gone. I thought, while pondering the thrill The one I loved and still love will be hurting. of little roadside victims? of being trumped by your pursuit. Hence my cat’s preference Again and again, I throw the line of my desire, But I lost confidence to play but the clouds are moving. for metaphor and simile, the minute you seemed resolute Tensions amass and disperse. and not reading the notes on my desk. enough to call my bluff and lay I enter this foyer on 15th Ave NW. a wager. Cool till then with cards —Michael Salcman A pomegranate chair, a humble candelabra, covertly held in front of me, Baltimore, MD a wood ceiling stretching to its bounds my poker face broke into shards and circling in each eye, like the sea. of glassy-eyed transparency. —Erica Rösi And being challenged made me stand Seattle, WA behind my compromising hand. —Frank De Canio Union City, NJ Jan/ Feb 2010 ART TIMES page 15 Film Where Did They All Go?

offerings were aimed straight at the one hundred and fifty-four films that (couples on an Hawaiian island/ psy- adolescent market: “Star Trek”, “Ter- made up last summer’s movie total cho killer), “I Love You, Beth Cooper” minator Salvation”, “X-Men Origins: can you actually remember? How (socially inept boys loves prettiest girl Wolverine”, and “Night at the Muse- many of the remaining 133 did you in class) –summer is supposed to be a um”. Now that still left 47 others for ever hear of? Oh, you didn’t really fun time, right? you older, less action oriented folks. need to see the big ones to recall none- Those top and second drawer These included nine documentaries, theless the blanketing of advertising, films were generally all that was two romantic comedies, a couple of the breathless reviews, reports of available to 2009’s summer film Japanese films, one from Turkey, weekly earnings, the star interviews, audience. So what happened to the and a gaggle of turkeys—look, its the bloggers chatter. And chances are rest? Some will be found, to your the youth market that pays the most of those forgotten films never puzzlement, in DVD stores under bills, you know. June got to within a thousand miles of ‘New Releases’. The slash and gash permitted the teens your local theater. The most fanatic and lo-tech horror may enjoy longer little rest hitting movie buff couldn’t watch twelve and perhaps profitable runs in small, them “Transform- films a week for four months even if back-country theaters. Another few, ers: Revenge of the he could locate a theater that showed like “Anaglyph Tom” will make the Fallen” and, given them. What Cineplex manager would rounds of city art houses along with they were a month book along with “Humpday”, “Still the better foreign imports. More may older, some more Walking” a Japanese story of death be working their way to the cable film mature fare as and mourning, or “Seraphine”, a film channels. Many odd, ignored, lonely “Hurt Locker”, about a poor housekeeper who made movies have a kind of life on cable, “The Hangover”, beautiful paintings, or “The Win- usually in the morning and afternoon and “Taking of dow”, the reminiscing of an eighty schedules when viewing numbers are Pelham 1-2-3”. year old Patagonian man? Isn’t it small. Cable movie channels serve as The gift of risky business enough box-office a last stop mortuary for the leftovers. film slowed down wise, to book “Taking Woodstock” There is a sadness in all this, if you a bit in July and Au- and then “Julie and Julia”? “Alien in think about it –the dreams and hopes By HENRY P. RALEIGH gust— 28 and 29 respec- the Attack” is OK but what the hell of those filmmakers that fade away tively, perhaps in preparation for is Ken Jacob’s “Anaglyph Tom”? Who with the coming of Labor Day. The Did you know that over the sum- knows what an anaglyph is, anyway? persistent and courageous ones will mer of 2009 one hundred fifty-four a fresh load of box-office heavies” “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood The franchise epics are sure to swell try their luck at the numerous film films were released forA merican the- box-office receipts and those B movies fair venues around the country. And ater distribution? Boy, that should Prince”, “Public Enemies”, “Hump- day”, and “Funny People” in July; aren’t losers either so long as they are maybe its possible there is some- have kept you busy for a few months. comfortably predictable, near clones where a sizable colony of Patagonians Well, at least nicely air-conditioned. “G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra”, “Inglori- ous Bastards”, and H2 (Halloween 2) of familiar genres—“Pandorum” who will happily pay to watch “The May was the most bountiful month, (Dennis Quaid, a space ship, and Window”. As an elderly gentleman disgorging 53 new films, Junes nearly in August. But, other than the films mentioned above how many out of the evil aliens), “The Perfect Getaway” myself, I hope so. as generous, turning out 40. May’s big ef

THE AUDITION TRIBAL PRAYER Small flawed god, How do you look holding a sword? more us than we are, Too bad he’s got a slight overbite. stitcher of the deerskin, No! not like that! You’re as stiff as a board! flenser of the whale I wonder if he’d fit in the last actor’s tights? who built our lives Okay, Hamlet, dance with Ophelia. Begin one million seasons ago at the last scene. He actually looks a little mad. to pull the canoe prow Now sing “To be or not to be.” Sing out into the raging gray the whole soliloquy. Mm, not bad. mountains of the ocean If you could sing a little louder please. to stuff the nets with salmon, Look at him shaking in his thighs. the river weir with crabs, Sing with more intensity, more passion! Seize push along the rock trail the moment! I need more venom in the eyes. of this life we never asked for, I need a wider range of emotions. Perplexed? who makes up any reason at all Thank you. We’ll call you. Next! for why you are the way you are: IMPRESSIONIST ANTELOPE —Jeanne Kent killer of children, maker Flying has always been there, and these horns Jamaica Plain, MA of cruel men, slave owner of the kind, were born to corkscrew n spiral through space who decides on a whisper why like a boomerang, twirl like an auger we must become whatever it is drilling through here to get to there you want but won’t tell us. A BOY AND HIS TOYS and whiz past the wind in the nick if time. Not long ago before the day —Tom Chandler Streamlining releases velocity to space my own boy soldier marched away, Cranston, RI so things can be left behind farther, a band-aid with a puppy print THAT APPLE and still we thought faster till we flew to living covered his wounded knee as he Frightened for speed alone. Flying is brawn become brain, played with his little plastic men, Remorseful — whose two halves were propelled by four hoofs platoons of troops forever poised Adam blamed Eve. that differentiated into arms and legs for war games in drab gray or green, to circumnavigate the hemispheres. toys without mothers to pray She, for them as they faced off to kill, Slantingly, The nyala dashes back to its Fleetwood emporium. pretend guns aimed at tiny heads Blamed the serpent. The kudu zooms right out of the lens, filled with plastic brains that won’t spill, Crawling on his belly horns-first, into our affair with images hot, shiny, red, and memory-laced, Consumed with venom — that words would love to fly as high as, onto carpet, soaking through pile, The serpent blames God and sometimes they do, when they are leaving stains mothers can’t remove, in, with, and under the spell of the sounds. and wounds their band-aids can’t heal. For the garden —Andrew H. Oerke —Shari O’Brien Forbidden fruit Miami, FL Toledo, OH Intemperance. —Abraham Linik newton, MA Jan/ Feb 2010 ART TIMES page 16

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BethuThene Simplest Moments are the Best As I write, I’m looking forward to Christian point of view, that means She comes in from the back of the little girl waling earnestly with her the first performance of a Boars-head the celebration of the spirit of Christ church, carrying the unlit candle. She candle, the golden color of the flame, Festival pageant I’m managing for a coming into the world. Now, how gives it to the pastor, who lights it the white and gold of the costume, local Christian college. It’s a grand would we perform that? from the candle on the altar. He car- the simple ritual action of the candle celebration of Christmas, with a won- A long, long time ago, somewhere ries it back to the little girl. He bends passing back and forth and the light- derful mish-mosh of Biblical, medi- in the dim past of the Boars-head down and picks her up. Together, ing of candles—it all adds up to a mo- eval, Renaissance, fairytale, and even tradition, someone came up with they carry the lit candle down the ment of theater that is a conception sneaky bits of paganism, with Good an answer for that which is really a aisle and out of sight at the back of the of pure genius. King Wenceslas from the Christmas stroke of theatrical genius. church. The symbolism is complete. This is the ancient role of theater, carol showing up at the Nativity and At the beginning of the perfor- The spiritual light has come into the the role that goes back to the dim all sorts of music, singing, dancing, mance, the lights go dim in the church and then gone out again into prehistoric time of the shamans, miming—or maybe mumming would church. The pastor goes and stands the world. that was the backbone of Greek and really the be the word—all to help by the altar. From the back, a little This is a wonderful example of medieval performance. This is the art send the cold winter away. girl comes in, only about four or five communication by pure theatricality. that comes out of the simplest means, This pageant has been going on as years old. She’s dressed in white and There are no words. There is almost the purest esthetic. In a world where part of the holiday tradition at this gold and carries a lighted candle. She no sound. There is an understood complication, elaboration, the high- college for over thirty years. It was walks slowly up the aisle while soft body of visual symbolism drawn on est development of technologically based on similar celebrations at other chimes play. She goes to the pastor and set into physical action that com- supported spectacle is the rule, it is colleges and universities, part of a and gives him the candle. He uses her municates a highly abstract idea in particularly satisfying to work with tradition of such celebrations going candle to light a candle on the altar, highly physical, particularly visual, a performance so utterly simple, so back into the 1300’s in the world of blows out her candle, and gives it back fashion. The performance is so simple devoid of pretentiousness. Perhaps Oxford and Cambridge. to her. She carries it slowly back down that anyone, even a tiny child, can this theatrical moment shows us Of course, the central spirit of the aisle and out of sight at the back do it. It is rivetingly effective, even what theater can be in the modern Christmas (Black Friday and Cyber of the church. for people who aren’t particularly world. Can it not be the last refuge Monday notwithstanding) has to At the end of the performance, the attached to the religious idea con- of simplicity? do with the birth of Jesus. From a process is repeated with variations. veyed. 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