Viva
Viva's JournalDorothea Tanning, painter, sculptor and poet, born 25 August 1910; died 31 January 2012
It seems that more and more of those that have inspired me are dying -- perhaps this is the real tragedy of aging. I hope that like Dorothea, I can make it to 101.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2012/feb/02/dorothea-tanning-obituary
from a great interview back in 2002
http://www.salon.com/2002/02/11/tanning/
Antoni Tąpies, 1923-2012
Antoni Tàpies, 1923-2012
The Spanish abstract painter died in Barcelona, aged 88
Tàpies started painting as a teenager, when he was recovering from tuberculosis. While studying for a law degree, to please his father, the artist attended drawing classes at the Academia Valls in Barcelona. He was influenced by artists such as Paul Klee and Joan Miró, and would go on to found the short-lived surrealist movement Dau al Set (the seven-spotted die) with the poet Joan Brossa.
Tàpies is said to have painted around 8,000 works, and a foundation dedicated to modern art was opened in his name in 1990. In honour of the artist, the Fundació Antoni Tàpies in Barcelona is open to the public free of charge on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
According to his New York gallery, Pace, Tàpies has been the subject of hundreds of solo exhibitions at museums and institutions worldwide, including the Guggenheim Museum, New York; Kunsthaus Zürich; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Serpentine Gallery, London; Jeu de Paume, Paris; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid; Haus der Kunst, Munich; MACBA, Barcelona; and Dia:Beacon, New York. A retrospective of his work is on show at the Museum für Gegenwartskunst Siegen in Germany (until February 19).
Tàpies represented Spain at the Venice Biennale in 1993 and was awarded the Golden Lion prize. He was also awarded Spain's top honour for artists, the Velazquez Prize, in 2003. Spains King Juan Carlos I awarded him the title of Marqués de Tàpies in 2010.
http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Antoni-T-pies-1923-2012/25670
Private prisons may be costing Idaho more; state hasnt checked
I would comment on this story, but I can't stop banging my head against the wall.
Idaho officials will tell you that the state's largest private prison, the Idaho Correctional Center, saves $12 per inmate, per day compared to a similar state prison. But adjusting for known system-wide expenses and the cost of overseeing the contract for the private lockup bring the per diems to just $5 apart.
The comparable state prison also houses all of the sick and geriatric inmates, is the oldest facility in the state and spans multiple buildings on a 65-acre campus, requiring a high guard-to-inmate ratio to patrol. The private prison, meanwhile, is relatively new and compact and only accepts inmates without chronic medical or mental health needs, factors that allow it to operate with a lower staff-to-inmate ratio. Those factors make it likely that the state could operate the facility for no more than it pays the private company.
State leaders have refused to examine the issue. About four years ago, Idaho Department of Correction Director Brent Reinke asked the Board of Correction and Gov. C.L. Butch Otter's office if his department could bid for the contract to run the Idaho Correctional Center a move that would have given Idaho a firm idea of how much it would cost to make the facility public. The board responded with a firm no, and the governor's office simply deflected the matter back to the board.
We just decided we'd stay with what we're doing, said board member Jay L. Nielsen...
http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/boise/2012/mar/05/ap-private-prisons-may-be-costing-idaho-more-state-hasnt-checked/
I am sure that there are some real repub areas in Idaho
But here in Moscow, it is the same tension as the rest of the country. Ron Paul is on campus today for the second time. Last time there was thousands would could not fit in the SU building. The local member of the house (Raul Labrador) does not visit, he sends his staff. But Mr Paul visits twice! The humanists don't have a billboard anymore (maybe Christopher Hitchins was paying for it) and the tea party has not had but one rally in the last year.
I think tomorrow we will find out just how what percentage of the Idaho republicans are Mormon.
Here is a video of Ron Paul's first visit
Burning Books?
Why were they burning books? It seems that Afghanistan needs all the books it can get it a hold of.
If they can't find someone who wants the books that they no longer want, they can always put them in a box with a sign -- FREE BOOKS
I swear this works. Perhaps someone who can not read, would take one and dream of reading. And someday, learn to read. This is one of the biggest problems in Afghanistan- illiteracy.
I think that it is a sad day when you have to spell out to US citizens, let alone soldiers, that you don't burn books.
Frank Darabont needs to get crackin' on his film adaption of Fahrenheit 451. Our illiterates need to be schooled at the movies
How does this effect people's insurance
I have a vague memory of insurance companies treating claimants differently once the federal government declares the area a disaster zone. Does this mean that Ohio still gets this designation sans money?
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