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LACMA SoCal exhibit

Posted on November 14, 2007 by twotreatises

The SoCal art exhibit currently at LACMA is kind of a hodgepodge of various “Southern Californian” art styles and art pieces. It’s nothing too in-depth, but it’s part of regular museum admission, which means it’s free after 5pm, and it’s … Continue reading →

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666 and cultural identity

Posted on November 2, 2007 by twotreatises

What if our cultural reference points are wrong? How long would it take to correct something that has been ingrained in our culture for lifetimes? Is it even worth bothering? The Number of the Beast: (from Wikipedia) “The Number of … Continue reading →

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the practice of the absurd: Emperor Norton and Discordianism

Posted on October 12, 2007 by twotreatises

Emperor Norton and what his existence says about the city of San Francisco: Robert Louis Stevenson’s stepdaughter, Isobel Field, wrote about Norton in her autobiography (This Life I’ve Loved). He “was a gentle and kindly man, and fortunately found himself … Continue reading →

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Creativity in Exile

Posted on July 23, 2007 by twotreatises

I once skimmed through a book by Hana Pichova titled The Art of Memory in Exile. The book is specifically about Vladimir Nabakov and Milan Kundera. It begins with analysis of a novels by each author written while in exile … Continue reading →

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my current literary theory, et al

Posted on July 23, 2007 by twotreatises

There are movements in literary theory that say we must take into account the author’s life, and there are movements which say we must not. i like to think that an artistic work is a snapshot of a moment (or … Continue reading →

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