http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2004/09/06/beatrice-wood-o/ Essays on politics, culture and ideas about Israeli-Arab peace and world music Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:34:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2004/09/06/beatrice-wood-o/comment-page-1/#comment-947 Vitro Nasu » Blog Archive » The Brave New World and the Odyssey Tue, 26 Jul 2005 15:43:15 +0000 http://box22.bluehost.com/~richard2/wordpress/?p=487#comment-947 [...] July 28 Dada or Our Daddy of avant garde - did not think we should own cars. He has a reputation of being controversial, and uncompromising but for me he was a great teacher who fused art and life, he represents good sense, sanity and humor. I happen to think many of his paintings beautiful and mysterious for someone who disdained the retinal in favor of concept. “When I once asked Beatrice Wood how Marcel was in bed, fearing that I would never forgive myself in the future for not having asked that question (impertinent though it certainly was), she responded with a tribute that would be the envy of any sensitive and caring man: “All I can remember is that he was as gentle in bed,” she said, “as he was out of it.” ( from here). See “Jules and Jim” by Francois Truffaut a film vaguely influenced by Henri Pierre Roche’ friendship with Marcel. (The information about Roche came from Pauline Kael. According to Pauline Kael, Roche introduced Picasso to Gertrude Stein). Jim seems like a model for both Henri and Marcel. Who was Jules? Eggnudes Descending the Stairs was dedicated to him, anyone care to celebrate his birthday? [...] [...] July 28 Dada or Our Daddy of avant garde – did not think we should own cars. He has a reputation of being controversial, and uncompromising but for me he was a great teacher who fused art and life, he represents good sense, sanity and humor. I happen to think many of his paintings beautiful and mysterious for someone who disdained the retinal in favor of concept. “When I once asked Beatrice Wood how Marcel was in bed, fearing that I would never forgive myself in the future for not having asked that question (impertinent though it certainly was), she responded with a tribute that would be the envy of any sensitive and caring man: “All I can remember is that he was as gentle in bed,” she said, “as he was out of it.” ( from here). See “Jules and Jim” by Francois Truffaut a film vaguely influenced by Henri Pierre Roche’ friendship with Marcel. (The information about Roche came from Pauline Kael. According to Pauline Kael, Roche introduced Picasso to Gertrude Stein). Jim seems like a model for both Henri and Marcel. Who was Jules? Eggnudes Descending the Stairs was dedicated to him, anyone care to celebrate his birthday? [...]

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