Roger and Angelica (c.1910 ) – Odilon Redon
A dreamscape representing Roger and Angelica, the knight in shining armor and the maiden-in-distress from Orlando Furioso, by my favorite phantast Redon, painted with the same palette as La coquille (1912).
Posted in aesthetics, art, European culture, fantastique
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Jour de fête (1949) – Jacques Tati
Previous “World Cinema Classics“
Over at ArtandPopularCulture book of the month is:
Lipstick Traces:
A Secret History of the 20th Century
Keywords: secret history – 20th century – counterculture
Cover: John Lydon
Previous entries have included:
Film as a Subversive Art
film – subversion – art
Cover: surrealist film Un chien andalou
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This Is Not a Love Song (1983) – Public Image Ltd
This Is Not A Love Song is a 1983 of the group Public Image Ltd.. It was written by Johnny Rotten, vocalist of Public Image Ltd. and the Sex Pistols and featured on the album This Is What You Want… This Is What You Get.
See previous entries in this series.
Posted in 1001 things to do before you die, dance, love, music
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Psyché Rock (1967) – Pierre Henry and Michel Colombier
If you’d like nearly the same with female vocals, try Roller Girl, another Colombier production from the same year (must have been the same studio session by the way the sound is so similar.)
See previous entries in this series.
Posted in 1001 things to do before you die, dance, music
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