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VIVIENNE WESTWOOD, The carefree fashion designer who pioneered punk and became one of the leading cultural lights of her day has died at 81, the New York Times reports. (It also has a richly illustrated description of her work, for trebay boy.) andrew boltonthe curator of the costume institute in it Mettold the Associated Press that Westwood and his former partner, malcolm mclaren, “gave the punk movement a look, a style, and was so radical that it broke with anything from the past.” The self-taught Westwood opened a London shop with McLaren in the early 1970s selling edgy fashion (fetish wear, for a stretch) and operating under names like Sex Y seditionaries; in the 1980s, he began organizing parades. In a 2014 memoir, the Times notes, Westwood wrote that some “still seem surprised that you’ve been into punk and then couture too, but it’s all connected.”
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AT THE CINEMA. Are you looking for movie recommendations? For worship, artist mikalene thomas compiled a list of five that stuck with her this year, including Wakanda Forever and Neptune Frost (“one of the greatest movies of our time”). At this month’s Artforum, artist and director John waters has his much-loved annual list of his favorite movies of the year, including Detainee 001 and Dinner in America (“a wonderfully nasty, politically incorrect punk-rock rom-com”). And in ARTnews, Alex Greenberger has a review of the art-filled Glass Onion that may make you opt for something else. “Who gets the last laugh here, the Glass Onion viewers or the rich people who are the targets of the movie?” Greenberger asks. The answer may not be what the director intended for him.
the summary
He pritzker prize–winning Japanese architect arata isozakiwho blended Eastern and Western sensibilities in his many high-profile projects, including the Contemporary Art Museum in Los Angeles, has died at the age of 91. Among his survivors is his partner, the Tokyo gallery owner pimple mass. [The New York Times]
Careful, long-term efforts to stabilize the Pisa’s leaning tower in Italy they have proven successful, and the structure now leans to the same degree as it did in the early 19th century. Still, there are concerns that the effects of climate change could make it precarious again. [The Art Newspaper]
Photographer uta barthwhose lucid images plumb perception, currently has an exhibition at the Getty In Los Angeles. Pablo Mpagi Sepuyaher former student, said in a profile of her: “The thing about great teachers is that you keep their questions and ask yourself so you don’t feel stuck.” [Los Angeles Times]
Critical sebastian smee paid a visit to the blockbuster “Modigliani Up Close” in the barnes foundation in Philly. “Do Modigliani’s nudes objectify female bodies?” he asks. “Undoubtedly.” However, “at least in my experience, women find these images just as beautiful as men,” he writes. [Mademoiselleosaki]
hokusaiThe famous engraving of The Great Wave off Kanagawa (1831) is now a Lego place. It has around 1,800 pieces, costs $99.99, and will be released on January 1. [The Economic Times]
Art festival organizers Sean Doran Y Liam Browne have been toasting the centenary of the publication of james joycesThis year’s Ulysses presenting events across Europe. They are planning to introduce them in 18 cities in total, in an effort that will run through 2024 and conclude in Derry, Northern Ireland. [BBC News]
the kicker
MUSEUM GUIDE. He Getty, LACMAand other big names get a lot of attention in Los Angeles, but as Adam Nagourney points out in the New York Times, the county is actually home to hundreds and hundreds of museums, many of them quite obscure, focused on topics like “bunnies, neon, sneakers, aviation, citrus trees” and much more. The lovely-sounding Martial Arts History Museum, for example, holds up the headband she wears Ralph Macchio in Karate Kid Part II. “This is the first and only museum of its kind, can you believe it?” asked their president. “The only one in the world that covers all martial arts.” [NYT]
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