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Highlights from ART NY 2017
Another year, another visit to the ART NY expo. Here are pictures of some of the works that intrigued me this year (last year’s can be seen here). Some famous names are included here among the up and comers, like … Continue reading
Posted in Melodies Linger On, Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged Amarist, Andy Warhol, Armando Marino, ART NY, Balint Zsako, Banksy, Bjorn Skaarup, Carole Feuerman, Casper Faassen, Christian Vincent, Claudia Alvarez, Claudio Alvarez, Corvengi Mikaelian, Damien Hirst, Dashi, Elizabeth McGrath, Eran Shakine, Eric Zener, Evfrosina Lavrukhina, Fernando Botero, Fidia Falashetti, Frederico Uribe, Gil Bruvel, J. K. Rowling, Jack Tsai, Jeff Koons, Jessica Potenza, Jorge Marin, José Cabo, Julian Voss-Andreae, Justin Bower, Kaï, Kwang Ito Shin, Lady Gaga, Liechennay, Ma Dan, Marck, Metis Atash, Michael Glancy, modern art, Montse Valdes, Moto Waganari, Naoya, Nemo Jantzen, Orit Hofshi, Pablo Picasso, Peter Combe, Polles, Rivero-Cintra, Roberto Fabelo, Roy Lichtenstein, Samuel Salcedo, Sondheim, Tobias Møhl, Toledo del Rio, Tomoko Konno, Toots Zinsky, WhisBe, Zorikto Dorzhiev
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Impressions from ART NEW YORK (with “artsy” musical accompaniment)
Art New York was a huge showcase of artists at Manhattan’s Pier 55 this past weekend. Here are some photographic impressions from my visit (with the artist name given above their artwork). And to add a little musical fun, I … Continue reading
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Tagged Anke Eilergerhard, art, art garfunkel, Blue and Joy, Byung Jin Kim, Chul Hyan Ahm, Eline de Jonge, Enrique Gomez de Molina, Evita, Hanns Kotter, Isabelle van Zeijl, Jeff Robb, John Baldessari, Kate Bush, Kim Simonsson, Lady Gaga, Liechennay, Livia Marin, Mary Poppins, New York, Norah Jones, Peter Anton, Roberto Fabel, Rolling Stones, salvador dali, Seo Young-Deok, Seungmo Park, Sondheim, Streisand, Viola Frey, Wang Xiosong, Yuina Wad
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NfaC Repost: THE DAY I BECAME A COMPOSER
I have not yet written much about my parents on this blog so far, but this piece from last June includes one of my favorite anecdotes about my father: “My parents were always supportive of all my creative endeavors, but … Continue reading
Posted in Beginnings, Musicabilia
Tagged Abraham Ashkenasi, anecdote, Born That Way, composer, composing, father, Frog Prince, high school, high school musical, John F. Kennedy School, Lady Gaga, music, music teacher, musical
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THE DAY I BECAME A COMPOSER
It was Friday, April 23, 1982. I was fourteen, one month shy of my fifteenth birthday. I remember the day and the events that sealed my fate very clearly (although admittedly I had to dig up the old journal I’d … Continue reading
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Tagged Born That Way, comet, composer, Frog Prince, Lady Gaga, love theme, music teacher, musical, Once Upon a Time, parents, prince charming, school, teenager
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