At this point there remains just one aspect of Capa’s D-Day adventure left to examine: his departure from Omaha Beach aboard LCI(L)-94 (which stands for Landing Craft Infantry (Large)-94). Let’s see how his description of this phase of his adventure stands up to scrutiny. […]
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The only disappointment on the otherwise momentous and joyous occasion of Donald Trump’s first-ever indictment on criminal charges? NYC D.A. Alvin Bragg decided, presumably for strategic reasons, to forego not just public documentation of the arrest and processing but also the production and distribution of the standard mug shot of the accused. […] For the first time in over half a century I have (a) my very own resident groundhog but (b) no designated local season prognosticator of the woodchuck persuasion. Hence a dilemma I faced this past February: Who to believe about the advent of spring? […] The virtual Zoom interview with me that got rescheduled for 7 p.m. this evening, Monday, May 8, has been cancelled once again — this time because the interviewer, Douglas I. Sheer, president of the critically acclaimed series Artists Talk On Art (ATOA), came down with COVID. ATOA’s season has come to an end, so we will reschedule the session for sometime next fall. […] |
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Springing Forward: Bits & Pieces
Ironic that in the case of Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith an otherwise astute member of the court’s liberal minority, Justice Elena Kagan, should offer a surprising arrogant and patronizing dissent that pretends to art-historical savvy while merely parroting postmodern “theory” and art-market rationales. […]