28 July 2009

Travis Banton turned tootsies into stars

Film fashion expert David Chierichetti talks to artsmeme about his favorite costumer, Travis Banton of Paramount Studios. [...]

27 July 2009

Merce Cunningham (1919 - 2009)

It’s difficult to select a photo of Merce Cunningham. They are all so fabulous. Here’s an Annie Leibowitz portrait from 1994.

Although I reviewed the company several times, I published only two feature pieces on Merce, one in 1984 in Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post, and another in La Opinion in 2005.

I first [...]

17 July 2009

Julius

Architectural photographer Julius Shulman died in Los Angeles yesterday. His photography of L.A.’s mid-century modern architecture allures with its simple power, revealing L.A.’s hidden beauty. As a human being, Julius startled and amused with his engaging, quarrelsome, and highly curious personality. They broke the mold when they made Julius. [...]

17 July 2009

Twins separated at birth

 

He even stole my hairdo.  

 

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6 July 2009

Twyla, Laura, and me

A personal memoir of the impact of the strong female choreographers Twyla Tharp and Laura Dean on a young dancer in the late 1970s. [...]